India will be looking to continue its winning run when they take on New Zealand in the third and final Test at Indore from September 30. The hosts have won the first two games and will look to make a clean sweep over the visitors.
But before the match starts, the Indian team will have to address a lot of issues before selection the playing eleven for the match. Out of form opener Shikhar Dhawan injured his finger during the second innings of the second Test and has been ruled out of the last match. Another opener KL Rahul has already been ruled out of the series after suffering an injury in the first Test. Gautam Gambhir and Karun Nair have been called up as replacements and it will be interesting to see who gets the nod. Bhuvneshwar Kumar who took six wickets in the last match including a five-wicket haul in the first innings has also been ruled out of the match.
The team management has a big task in their hand to pick the right combination for the final Test. We are not expecting too many changes in the eleven that won the first two matches and so we are presenting to you the likely playing XI for the third test.
Murali Vijay:
One of the batting mainstays of this young and inexperienced team, Vijay has been scoring heavily from last two years. After scoring two half-centuries in the first match, he failed to get going in the second Test and will be looking to end the series on a high.