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Wriddhiman Saha has recovered from his neck spasm and is match, says Virat Kohli

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Team India skipper Virat Kohli, who is on the market for the second Test towards New Zealand starting on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from Friday, mentioned that wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has recovered from his stiff neck and is on the market for the second Test as nicely.
India and New Zealand drew the primary Test in Kanpur and now Kohli is again because the captain for the ultimate Test in Mumbai. Speaking a day earlier than the beginning of the second Test, Kohli mentioned, “Saha is fit as of now and he has completely recovered from a stiff neck issue. The combination of the playing XI we have to discuss, keeping in mind the weather conditions in Mumbai. We can’t assume that weather will be like this on all five days of the Test match.”
India are unlikely to sacrifice a bowler to accommodate Kohli, who has constantly advocated the five-bowler mixture. Kohli has a troublesome Playing XI choice to make going into the Mumbai Test. But the Indian skipper mentioned that the staff has belief and everybody understands the place they stand within the staff.
When requested if he would drop somebody like Rahane or Ravichandran Ashwin, Kohli mentioned, “All the members of the team understand where the team is placed. We always communicate well and if someone needs to be dropped it is combination based. This is not a difficult task when there is collective trust in the team as we priortise the team first. Discussion always happens in our team in rounded manner.”
On Wankhede being a contented searching floor, Kohli mentioned, “I enjoy playing at the Wankhede and have happy memories playing here. You can’t bat in the same manner all the time. If situation demands me to bat longer, keep one end secure, I will bat accordingly.”

Squad
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell (wk), Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Ajaz Patel, Will Somerville, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner