New Zealand captain Tom Latham has won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the third and final Test of the series. “The surface looks good and we want to put runs on the board. The last two games have been magnificent for us and we want continue with the same passion. Mitchell Santner is out due to a niggle, Ish Sodhi replaces him,” Tom Latham said.

Rohit Sharma wants to win the match. “We are looking for a win. Hopefully, we will restrict them and then put runs. We are positive and the World Test Championship final is not our minds. The focus is on the current game. Jasprit Bumrah is unwell and Mohammed Siraj is playing,” Rohit Sharma said.

India Playing XI : R Sharma (c), Y Jaiswal, V Kohli, R Pant (wk), S Gill, S Khan, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, A Deep, W Sundar, M Siraj

New Zealand Playing XI : T Latham (c), D Conway, W Young, R Ravindra, D Mitchell, T Blundell (wk), G Phillips, M Henry, I Sodhi, W O’Rourke, A Patel.