New Zealand opt to bat against India in third and final Test

Having sealed the series 2-0, the visitors made two changes to their line-up.
India's captain Rohit Sharma and New Zealand's captain Tom Latham during the toss before the start of the third and final  Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Nov 1
India's captain Rohit Sharma and New Zealand's captain Tom Latham during the toss before the start of the third and final Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Nov 1(Photo | PTI)
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Mumbai: New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third and final Test here on Friday.

Pacer Mohammed Siraj returned the side in place of Jasprit Bumrah, who has not fully recovered from his viral illness, in the only change to India's playing XI.

Having sealed the series 2-0, the visitors made two changes to their line-up. Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner, who starred in the Pune Test with a 13-wicket match haul is out with a side strain. Leg spinner Ish Sodhi replaced Santner while pacer Matt Henry has come in for Tim Southee.

Teams India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj.

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

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