As India look to level the three-match Test series, New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and asked Rohit Sharma's men to bowl first at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday. New Zealand coming into the match with eight-wicket win over the hosts in the first Test, taking a 1-0 lead in the series. Check India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE SCORE and MATCH UPDATES HERE
India made three changes in their Playing 11. KL Rahul, who earned the support of head coach Gautam Gambhir, has been dropped from India's XI. Shubman Gill, who missed the Bengaluru Test, replaced KL in the India's line-up. Washington Sundar came in for Kuldeep Yadav. Sundar's inclusion was largely because his off-spin against southpaw's in Kiwis' line-up. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj paved the way for Akash Deep.
India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Playing 11
India Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand Playing 11: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
India squad for 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar.
New Zealand squad for 2nd Test: Tom Latham (C), Tom Blundell (WK), Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O'Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi (2nd and 3rd Test only), Tim Southee, Will Young.