New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson will not play even in the last match of the three-match Test series against India. Williamson is undergoing rehab from a hamstring injury. The New Zealand team has taken the series by winning the first two matches and taking a 2-0 lead.
The third Test between India and New Zealand will be played from November 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The New Zealand Cricket Board informed that Williamson will not participate in the third Test against India in Mumbai.
New Zealand lead the series 2-0 in the first two Tests and have won the series.
Will return from the home series against England next month Williamson may return from the home Test series against England. A three-match Test series is to be played between New Zealand and England from November 28.
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said Williamson is recovering but is not yet ready to join us. We believe the best move for him is to stay in New Zealand and focus on the final part of his Kihab so that he can be fit for the England series. The coach further said that there is still one month left in the England series. In such a situation it will get enough time to recover.
Williamson was recently injured during the Test series against Sri Lanka. He returned to New Zealand for rehab. The team hoped that he would make a comeback in the Test series against India.
Williamson has scored runs at an average of 33.53 in India Run Williamson has scored runs at an average of 33.53 in 8 Test matches played in India. He is considered a good batsman against spin bowlers.
New Zealand won a Test series on Indian soil for the first time in 69 years New Zealand have won a Test series against India on Indian soil for the first time in 69 years. The first Test between India and New Zealand was played in 1955. New Zealand won the Test match in India after 36 years after defeating Team India by 8 wickets in the first Bengaluru Test. And in the second Test played in Pune, India was defeated by 113 runs.
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