Bengaluru: After conquering Bangladesh, Team India is all set for the upcoming home series against New Zealand starting on Wednesday, October 16. India, who are coming on the back of victories in the two-game Test and three-game T20I series, will aim to trump the Kiwis in a three-game Test series. The first Test is scheduled to take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Ahead of the series opener, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) shared a clip on X (formerly Twitter) which showed the Indian players sweating it out in the practice session ahead of the three-match series.
📍 Bengaluru
The preps have begun for the #INDvNZ Test Series 💪#TeamIndia | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/z4d8WjzwGv
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 14, 2024
The clip also featured legendary all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin previewing the upcoming series. In the video that has broken the internet, Ashwin spoke about the nature of Test cricket and defined its beauty while explaining why “Test cricket is the pinnacle of this sport”.
𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘃𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘙 𝘈𝘴𝘩𝘸𝘪𝘯#TeamIndia 🇮🇳 is back in whites 🤍
One sleep away from Test No.1#INDvNZ | @IDFCFIRSTBank | @ashwinravi99 pic.twitter.com/lzVQCrtaLh
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 15, 2024
India aiming to maintain top position in the WTC standings
After defeating Bangladesh in the two-game Test series in Chennai and Kanpur recently, Team India consolidated their top spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) table. The Asian giants have won eight, lost two and drawn one game in 11 Tests in the current WTC cycle. With 98 points to their name, India are primed to reach their third straight WTC final.
But to reach the summit clash of the WTC, India will have to edge past New Zealand across three Tests and then go on to win at least one Test in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series in Australia, which begins in November in Perth.
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