No one in Bengaluru expected that Team India would face defeat against New Zealand. But this is what happened, New Zealand won the first test by 8 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Now the next test match between India and New Zealand will be held in Pune from 24th October where preparations for the counterattack on the Kiwi team have been completed. If media reports are to be believed, a spin friendly pitch is going to be made in Pune to attack New Zealand. A black soil pitch will be made in Pune, where the bounce will be very less and the spinners will get a lot of help in this. Meaning this pitch will be the same as it was used during the captaincy of Virat Kohli.

What kind of pitch is going to be made in Pune?

After the defeat in Bengaluru, now if Team India wants to win the series 2-1, then spin friendly pitches will be made in both Pune and Mumbai. According to the report of ESPNcricinfo, the Pune pitch will be dry and there will be less bounce. Team India is also going to enter Pune with three spinners. Recently, Team India has added Washington Sundar to the squad, so the question is whether Team India will increase the batsmen along with increasing the spinners in the playing eleven. This work can be done by including Washington Sundar and Akshar Patel in the playing eleven. Both are good spinners and also bat.

SLOW TURNER AT PUNE FOR THE SECOND TEST…!!!!

– India vs New Zealand is set to be lower bounce compared to Chinnaswamy and will be flatter & slower. [Espn Cricinfo] pic.twitter.com/SwLCdH6SMA

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 21, 2024

Bets should not backfire in Pune

If there is a suitable pitch for spinners in Pune, then winning the toss will also be important there. On spin friendly tracks, the team batting first usually has the advantage because it is very difficult to bat in the fourth innings. Now if the toss is lost in Pune then the New Zealand team can counterattack. Team India has lost the test match against Australia by 333 runs in Pune. Now it remains to be seen how Team India counterattacks in Pune.