Bengaluru (Karnataka): India captain Rohit Sharma, batting stalwart Virat Kohli and ace all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin are on the cusp of creating major milestones as India take on New Zealand in the first Test of the three-match series at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Having registered a clean sweep over Bangladesh in the previous series 0-2, Men in Blue are full of confidence as they look to whitewash the visitors to boost their chances to reach the World Test Championship (WTC) final, in London next year. On the other hand, the Black Caps will be led by their new captain Tom Latham after Tim Southee stepped down from the captaincy following their thrashing from Sri Lanka earlier this month.
After Rohit Sharma's men scripted history with an emphatic win in two days in the second Test against Bangladesh at Green Park in Kanpur, plenty of records are waiting for them in the series opener against New Zealand. Captain Rohit Sharma, who began his innings in the last Test in style with consecutive sixes, needs only four more maximums to become India’s leading six-hitter in Test cricket.