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Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant should be able to participate in the Pune Test.

Both Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are expected to be available for the second Test match against New Zealand, according to Ryan ten Doeschate, India's assistant coach.

India hopes to recover from the loss in the series opener in Bengaluru, and they also hope that Pant will return to play as a wicketkeeper.

When Pant was trying to stump Devon Conway in the 37th over of New Zealand's batting on the second day of the Test, he injured his knee. He took a hit after failing to catch the ball. He immediately left the field after flinching in agony. Pant gave the gloves to Dhruv Jurel, who maintained them for the remainder of the first innings and the final 27.4 overs of the second innings for New Zealand.

Gill's sore neck had kept him out of the Bengaluru Test.

"Rishabh's pretty good," concluded ten Doeschate. "I believe Rohit [Sharma] mentioned that recently. He was experiencing some little knee discomfort at the conclusion of his range of motion. However, let's hope he'll be fine to keep for this test as well.

Ten Doeschate remarked of Gill, "He batted last week in Bangalore, he had a few nets." "He's got a little bit of discomfort, but I'll think he will be good to go for the Test."

Naturally, given Pant's severe knee injuries from a vehicle accident in December 2022, the team will be cautious about taking any chances with his knee. In India's second innings in Bengaluru, he returned to bat and scored 99 off 105 balls, but he appeared uneasy as he ran between the wickets. In reference to Pant's injury, captain Rohit had demanded a "extra careful" approach following India's defeat in that Test.

Pant watched from the sidelines as Jurel underwent keeping drills for the first time during India's first practice session in Pune on Tuesday. Then, against the spinners and net bowlers of India, Pant batted fiercely in the nets. At the end of India's training session, Pant also held wickets.

Additionally, Ten Doeschate explained that R Ashwin, who only bowled two overs during New Zealand's first-Test chase of 107, is not injured. India isn't making too much of the fact that Ashwin gave up 94 runs in 16 overs for just one wicket in New Zealand's opening innings as Tim Southee and Rachin Ravindra attacked him.

"Ashwin is doing well. "He's fine," ten Doeschate declared. "He bowled well. Even though he only bowled two overs in the second innings, it appeared that his rhythm and velocity had returned to normal.

India has bolstered their spin stocks by bringing in offspin bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar as their fourth spin-bowling option, behind Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel, in anticipation of Pune introducing a low-bounce black-soil track that may help turn. Ten Doeschate denied rumors that in "desperate measures" following India's upheaval in Bengaluru, Washington had been recruited to the team.

"We've had Washy around the white-ball squad for a while and [we] like the way he operates," said ten Doeschate. Additionally, it's encouraging to see men receiving recognition for their Ranji Trophy accomplishments. That should give the other guys a positive impression, and it's definitely not a last resort. We want to make sure we're fully ready for the circumstances, and if that means pulling the ball away from the left-hander, we want that option. We clearly have a lot of faith in our spinners."