Thu Oct 24 06:57:40 UTC 2024: **Summary of the News Article:**
– **Event**: The second Test match between India and New Zealand begins today at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
– **Toss Result**: New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bat first.
– **Pitch Conditions**: The pitch is expected to assist spin, with Latham noting fewer grasses on the surface compared to the previous week.
– **Team India Changes**: After losing the first Test in Bengaluru and trailing 0-1 in the series, India made three significant changes to their playing XI: Mohammad Siraj, KL Rahul, and Kuldeep Yadav are out, replaced by Akash Deep, Shubman Gill, and Washington Sundar.
– **Captain Statements**: Indian captain Rohit Sharma expressed the team’s desire to find ways to recover in the Test series and emphasized the importance of the first session.
– **Playing XI**: India – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah. New Zealand – Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke.
– **Additional News**: Cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ is expected to collide with Odisha and Bengal; other news includes changes in flight timings for cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad.
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