Ish Sodhi Replaces Mitchell Santner: Why Is New Zealand's Architect Of Pune Win Not Playing IND vs NZ 3rd Test In Mumbai

Ish Sodhi Replaces Mitchell Santner: Even though Santner was the chief architect of New Zealand's win in Pune, he did not find his name in the Playing 11 in Mumbai.

Ish Sodhi Replaces Mitchell Santner: Left-arm spinner missed out on finding a place in the Playing 11 in the IND vs NZ 3rd Test.

Source : PTI

Ish Sodhi Replaces Mitchell Santner: India are taking on New Zealand in the third and final Test match of the series at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday (November 1 ). Both the teams have made changes to their Playing 11 for this Test. While it was the Kiwis who beat India in the second Test in Pune, handing the hosts a 113-run defeat, yet they had to change their winning combination.

While part of the reason was strategic bringing in a fit-again Matt Henry who had troubled the India batter in the series opener in place of a Tim Southee, the BlackCaps were forced to sit out Mitchell Santner, the chief architect of their Pune win.

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New Zealand captain Tom Latham announced at the toss that Santner had to sit out because of a side strain. It was Ish Sodhi who replaced Latham in the Playing 11. Meanwhile, Team India were also handed a major blow as Jasprit Bumrah was not available for selection. While India captain Rohit Sharma said at the toss that Bumrah was not well, later the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued a statement.

"Mr Jasprit Bumrah has not fully recovered from his viral illness. He was unavailable for selection for the third Test in Mumbai," the BCCI said in a post on X.

UPDATE:

Mr Jasprit Bumrah has not fully recovered from his viral illness. He was unavailable for selection for the third Test in Mumbai.#TeamIndia | #INDvNZ | @IDFCFIRSTBank

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 1, 2024

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IND vs NZ 3rd Test, Playing 11s:

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke