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Saying that he and the team don’t have any choice but to play without Hardik. “I mean, in the end, we've got to work with the 14 that we've got. Sometimes you do expect that these kinds of things can happen, so that's why you have got a squad,” added the 50-year-old.
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“We certainly can go with the three fast bowlers or the three spinners. With that kind of combination, we still could play him [Shardul Thakur] and play Ash [R Ashwin] and move [Ravindra] Jadeja up. We are pretty clear on what our playing 11 is tomorrow. But I wouldn't want to be giving too much away,” added Dravid, saying that they would have a look at the wicket early in the morning and then decide who to play.
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Both India and New Zealand have remained unbeaten in the first four matches. They take on each other on Sunday, October 22 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.