IND vs NZ 1st Test: The rain is expected to play spoilsport during the first test on the New Zealand tour of India 2024 played on October 16 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
With the toss expected to be held at 09:00 AM IST, Rain at Bengaluru has been pouring down heavily. The weather predictions look very bad until Sunday for the 1st Test match.
Hello from Bengaluru 👋
Toss for the 1st #INDvNZ Test has been delayed due to rain.
Stay tuned for further updates.#TeamIndia | @IDFCFIRSTBank
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 16, 2024
India has announced a strong squad for the New Zealand tests meanwhile New Zealand has made a major change in the test format as Tom Latham was named as captain ahead of the India tests.
India recently had a 2-0 test series win against Bangladesh at home while New Zealand suffered a clean sweep defeat against Sri Lanka before the India tests.
IND vs NZ 1st Test Squad
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Tom Latham(c), Will Young, Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell(w), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
