Team India Preview:
Indian team will be strengthened due to arrival of their captain Virat Kohli. Indian team will have lot of headache regarding team selection. They will have to drop one of A Rahane, and Mayank Agarwal as W Saha is declared fit to play. They can even go with 3 pacers due to overcast conditions and in that case Axar Patel will have to make way of M Siraj.
Probable11 of India:
Mayank Agarwal: RHB // A Rahane: RHB
Shubhman Gill: RHB
Cheteshwar Pujara: RHB
Virat Kohli: RHB
Shreyas Iyer: RHB
Ravindra Jadeja: LHB+LAO
Wriddihman Saha: RHB
Axar Patel: LHB+LAO
Ravichandran Ashwin: RHB+RAO
Ishant Sharma: RAM//Mohammed Siraj: RAF
Umesh Yadav: RAF
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubhman Gill, C Pujara and Virat Kohli
Main Spinners: R Ashwin, R Jadeja and Axar Patel
Main Pacers: M Siraj and Umesh Yadav
Playerwise stats and Analysis:
W Saha:(RHB):
H2H: 5 I, 174 R, 87.0 A, 50.4 SR,
VENUE:
Test: 39 M, 54 I, 1313 R, 29.84 A, 45.29 SR,
IN ASIA: 30 M, 40 I, 969 R, 32.53 A, 46.65 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 2, 24, 7, 15, 27,
RM: 1&61,
K Srikar Bharat(RHB):
FC: 78 I, 123 R, 4283 R, 37.24 A, 59.54 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE : 70, 2, 48, 9, 0,
V Kohli(RHB):
H2H: 19 I, 830 R, 48.8 A, 54.7 SR
VENUE: 6 I, 433 R, 72.2 A, 60.9 SR
TEST: 96 M, 162 I, 7765 R, 51.08 A, 56.50 SR
IN ASIA: 50 M, 77 I, 4138 R, 60.85 A, 59.61 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 11, 39, 57, 9, 2,
C Pujara(RHB):
H2H: 21 I, 820 R, 41.0 A, 41.9 SR,
VENUE: 4 I, 301 R, 75.2 A, 48.1 SR,
Test: 91 M, 154 I, 6542 R, 45.11 A, 44.28 SR,
IN ASIA: 50 M, 78 I, 4106 R, 57.83 A, 50.27 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE : 45, 1, 91, 4, 61,
RM: 26&22,
A Rahane(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 17 I, 703 R, 43.9 A, 48.6 SR,
VENUE:
Test: 79 M, 134 I, 4795 R, 39.30 A, 49.19 SR,
IN ASIA: 39 M, 61 I, 2149 R, 38.37 A, 50.68 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 75 , 54, 17, 69, 71,
RM: 35&4,
M Agarwal(RHB):
H2H: 6 I, 132 R, 22.0 A, 47.0 SR
VENUE:
Test: 15 M, 25 I, 1082 R, 43.28 A, 53.77 SR,
IN ASIA: 5 M, 6 I, 597 R, 99.50 A, 61.73 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0, 23, 28, 28, 4,
RM: 13&17,
S Gill(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 4 I, 89 R, 22.2 A, 46.1 SR,
VENUE:
Test: 9 M, 17 I, 467 R, 31.13 A, 55.79 SR,
IN ASIA: 5 M, 9 I, 172 R, 21.50 A, 54.95 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 12, 44, 40, 9, 34,
RM: 52&1,
S Iyer(RHB):
VENUE:
H2H: 2 I, 170 R, 85.0 A, 57.4 SR,
ODI: 22 M, 20 I, 813 R, 42.78 A, 100.37 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 18, 31, 3, 5, 25,
TEST: 1 M, 2 I, 170 R, 85.00 A, 57.53 SR,
RM: 105, 65,
Surya Yadav(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 3 M, 3 I, 124 R, 62.0 A, 122.77 SR
FC: 77 M, 129 I, 5326 A, 44.01 A, 62.68 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 6, 25, 62, 1, 0,
R Ashwin(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 11 I, 243 R, 24.3 A, 60.4 SR, +15 I, 362.3 O, 58 W,
VENUE: 6 I, 226 R, 37.7 O, 74.3 SR, +8 I, 210.1 O, 30 W,
Test: 80 M, 113 I, 2755 R, 27.82 A, 53.89 SR, + 150 I, 3684 O, 419 W,
IN ASIA: 55 M, 38 I, 1763 R, 28.90 A, 54.36 SR+ 107 I, 2645 O, 335 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 14/2, 29/1, 20/3, 23/2, 19/1,
RM: 38&32+ 82/3&35/3,
R Jadeja(LHB+LAO):
H2H: 14 I, 317 R, 35.2 A, 64.3 SR, + 16 I, 324 O, 25 W,
VENUE: 1 I, 25 R, 25.0 A, 54.3 SR, +2 I, 59 O, 6 W,
Test: 57 M, 84 I, 2195 R, 33.76 A, 59.30 SR, + 108 I, 2388 O, 232 W,
IN ASIA: 36 M, 48 I 1341 R, 39.44 A, 64.16 SR+71 I, 1639 O, 175 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE:13+28/0, 26+23/0, 19/1, 15/3, 16/3,
RM: 50&0+57/1, 40/4,
A Patel(LHB+LAO):
H2H: 2 I, 31 R, 31.0 A, 40.8 SR, +2 I, 55 O, 6 W,
VENUE:
Test: 4 M, 6 I, 86 I, 17.20 A, 41.54 SR, +8 I, 182 O, 33 W,
IN ASIA: 4 M, 6 I, 86 R, 17.20 A, 41.54 SR+ 8 I, 182 O, 33 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 10+23/0, 4+32/0, 1+31/0, 26/1, 2+3/9,
RM: 3&28+62/5, 23/1,
I Sharma(RAM+RAM):
H2H: 17 I, 301 O, 38 W,
VENUE: 2 I, 40 O, 1 W,
Test: 105 M, 188 I, 3193 O, 311 W,
IN ASIA: 55 M, 100 I, 1479 O, 140 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 38/3, 21/0, 69/3, 13/2, 92/0,
RM: 35/0&20/0,
U Yadav(LHB+RAF):
H2H: 12 I, 157 O, 11 W,
VENUE: 2 I, 14 O, 0 W,
Test: 50 M, 98 I, 1337 O, 156 W,
IN ASIA: 35 M, 70 I, 882 O, 109 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 76/3, 60/3, 16/0, 19/1, 10/1,
RM: 50/1&34/1,
M Siraj(RHB+RAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
Test: 9 M, 17 I, 296 O, 30 W,
IN ASIA: 2 M, 4 I, 26 O, 3 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 19/2, 38/3, 9/1, 20/1, 39/1,
J Yadav(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
Test: 4 M, 6 I, 228 R, 45.60 A, 44.27 SR+8 I, 38 O,11 W,
IN ASIA: 4 M, 6 I, 228 R, 44.27 A, + 8 I, 38 O, 11 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 14/2, 12/0, 1+23/2, 3+38/0, 19+15/0,
P Krishna(RAM):
ODI: 3 M, 3 I, 25 O, 6 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 41/1, 41/0, 33/1, 28/1, 36/1,
Newzealand Team Preview:
They are the champions of the World Test Championship however they will have to give their best in order to challenge India in the home conditions. They have failed to win a single test in India since 1988. However this wicket with overcast condition will give them ideal opportunity to change the history. N Wagner is set to come back in the playing11 in the place of W Somerville.
Probable 11:
Tom Latham: LHB,
Will Young: RHB,
Kane Williamson: RHB,
Ross Taylor: RHB,
Henry Nicholls: LHB,
Tom Blundell: RHB
Rachin Ravindra: LHB+LAO
Kyle Jamieson: RHB+RAM/Neil Wagner: LAM
N Wagner: LAM
Tim Southee: RAM
Ajaz Patel: LAO
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: T Latham, H Nicholls, K Williamson and R Taylor
Main Spinners: Ajaz Patel (Rachin Ravindra will assist them)
Main Pacers: T Southee, K Jamieson and N Wagner
Performance and Analysis of the players:
T Blundell(RHB+RAF):
H2H: 6 I, 132 R, 26.4 A, 32.4 SR,
VENUE:
Test: 12 M, 19 I, 587 R, 34.52 A, 43.80 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 6, 30, 4, 22, 13, 17,
RM: 13&2,
G Phillips(RHB+RAO):
Test: 1 M, 2 I, 52 R, 26.00 A, 43.69 SR
FC: 40 M, 68 I, 2440 R, 38.12 A, 61.92 SR+ 39 I, 298 O, 26 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 2+11/0, 18, 0, 34, 0,
K Williamson(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 24 I, 871 R, 37.9 A, 43.6 SR, + 8 I, 49 O, 2 W,
VENUE:
Test: 86 M, 150 I, 7272 R, 53.47 A, 51.41 SR, + 67 I, 365 O, 30 W,
IN ASIA: 20 M, 36 I, 1587 R, 45.34 A, 47.41 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0, 28, 40, 5, 85,
RM: 18&24,
R Taylor(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 29 I, 879 R, 32.6 A, 55.9 SR,
VENUE:
Test: 109 M, 191 I, 7577 R, 45.37 A, 59.47 SR,+7 I, 16 O, 2 W,
IN ASIA: 25 M, 45 I, 1394 R, 31.68 A, 56.32 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 33, 80, 0, 11, 47,
RM: 11&2,
H Nicholls(LHB):
H2H: 8 I, 71 R, 10.1 A, 33.0 SR,
VENUE:
Test: 41 M, 61 I, 2267 R, 41.21 A, 49.43 SR,
IN ASIA: 7 I, 13 R, 398 R, 33.16 A, 39.72 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1, 20, 17, 44, 97,
RM: 2&1,
T Latham(LHB+RAM):
H2H: 16 I, 531 R, 35.4 A, 40.7 SR,
VENUE:
Test: 60 M, 105 I, 4203 R, 42.03 A, 45.76 SR,
IN ASIA: 12 M, 22 I, 951 R, 43.22 A, 43.46 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 50, 11, 104, 20, 127,
RM: 95&52,
W Young(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 2 I, 91 R, 45.5 A, 41.4 SR,
VENUE:
Test: 4 M, 6 I, 229 R, 38.16 A, 41.41 SR,
FC: 86 M, 142 I, 5506 R, 42.68 A, 48.54 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 5 22, 20, 46, 6,
RM: 89&2,
D Mitchell(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
Test: 5 M, 5 I, 232 R, 58.00 A, 58.29 SR, + 6 I, 47 O, 1 W,
FC: 81 M, 129 I, 4278 R, 38.19 A, 47.93 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 72, 11, 0+11/1, 31, 5,
M Santner(LHB+LAO):
H2H: 6 I, 159 R, 26.5 A, 39.6 SR, + 6 I, 155.2 O, 10 W,
VENUE: 2 I, 103 R, 51.5 A, 36.0 SR+ 2 I, 55 O, 5 W,
Test: 24 M, 32 I, 766 R, 24.70 A, 42.48 SR, + 40 I, 673 O, 41 W,
IN ASIA: 4 M, 8 I, 184 R, 23.0 A, 38.41 SR+ 8 I, 179 O, 10 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1+8/0, 23/0, 4+19/1, 8+33/0, 2+27/3,
R Ravindra(LHB+LAO):
H2H: 2 I, 31 R, 31.0 A, 27.2 SR, +2 I, 16 O, 0 W,
VENUE:
FC: 28 M, 46 I, 1595 R, 38.90 A, 51.35 SR, + 34 I, 383 O, 25 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE:0+8/0, 17+19/1, 11, 26, 7,
RM: 13&18+28/0&17/0,
K Jamieson(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 5 I, 142 R, 28.4 A, 62.0 SR, + 8 I, 143.2 O, 22 W,
VENUE:
Test: 9 M, 10 I, 284 R, 35.50 A, 61.47 SR+ 18 I, 327 O, 52 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0+10/0, 4+26/0, 2+22/0, 0+42/1, 3+32/0,
RM: 23&5+91/3&40/3,
A Patel(LAO):
H2H: 4 I, 52.1 O, 3 W,
VENUE:
Test: 10 M, 18 I, 340 O, 29 W,
IN ASIA: 5 M, 9 I, 221 O, 22 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7/1, 20/1, 16/4, 9/2, 21/2,
RM: 90/2&60/1,
N Wagner(LAF):
H2H: 12 I, 183.4 O, 21 W,
VENUE:
Test: 54 M, 102 I, 1998 O, 229 W,
IN ASIA: 5 M, 9 I, 171 O, 15 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 27/2, 68/1, 18/3, 40/2, 44/1,
T Southee(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 19 I, 371.5 O, 52 W,
VENUE:
Test: 80 M, 150 I, 3030 O, 322 W,
IN ASIA: 12 M, 22 I, 422 O, 48 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 24/2, 24/1, 43/0, 0+40/1, 16/3,
RM: 69/5&75/3,
W Somerville(RAO):
H2H: 2 M, 2 I, 42 R, 21.0 A, 25.9 SR+ 2 I, 40 0 W,
VENUE:
Test: 5 M, 10 I, 215 O, 15 W,
FC: 37 I, 179 O, 24 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 79/2, 23/2, 50/1, 61/4, 89/2,
RM: 6&36+60/0, 38/0,
