Pujara Shares India Test XI and Comments on Manav Suthar's Exclusion for New Zealand Tour
Ahead of India's two-match Test series against New Zealand starting November 19 at Wellington, former batsman Cheteshwar Pujara shared his preferred playing XI, excluding Washington Sundar, Sai Sudharsan, and Akash Deep. Pujara favored Ravindra Jadeja over Sundar and included Devdutt Padikkal at No. 3. Separately, Pujara expressed surprise that young spinner Manav Suthar was not included in the squad, emphasizing the value of exposure to New Zealand conditions for future Test matches.
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indianexpress broke this story on 18 Oct, 08:53 am. Other outlets followed.