KL Rahul DROPPED From India's Playing XI For Pune Test vs New Zealand Draws Mixed Reactions

India vs New Zealand: India have made three changes in the playing XI from the Bengaluru loss. The biggest move is KL Rahul being dropped. After losing the toss, India captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday revealed that three changes have been made in the playing XI. Shubman Gill, Akash Deep and Washington Sundar come in as KL Rahul , Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav have been dropped. 

At the toss, Rohit Sharma said: “Pitch is a little drier, yes. We do understand how important the first 10 overs are. Three changes - Siraj, KL and Kuldeep miss out. Akash Deep, Washington and Gill come in.”

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Ind vs NZ Teams:

India (Playing XI): 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 XI): Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke