Since the ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 has started, India will first time play an away Test series against New Zealand which will start from 21st February. The first Test match will be played at Basin Reserve in Wellington while the second game will be played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch from February 29.
Meanwhile, before heading to play the Test series, the two sides participated in the three-day practice game. The warm-up match might have given India’s team management clarity over the players who will be the part of playing XI in the Test series.
In this article, we have discussed five Indian players who might warm the bench for the New Zealand Test series.
5 Indian Players Who Might Warm The Bench In New Zealand Test Series:
1.Shubman Gill:
As Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the Test series, it gave the youngster Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill a major chance to grab the opportunity. However, the latter has failed to impress with his performance in the warm-up games. He had a poor show in Hamilton.
Before playing the three-day practice match, India A played two unofficial Test matches against New Zealand A where Shubman Gill scored a double century and a century. His profile performance led team management to choose between him and Shaw.
However, the practice match didn’t go well for Gill as he was dismissed cheaply in both innings. In first innings, he got out on duck while in the second, he scored eight runs.
Given that Shaw fared better than Gill in the practice match versus New Zealand XI, the latter might be benched for the series.