SportsPhoto: Deccan HeraldShubman Gill on India's Multi-Format Tour Challenge in New Zealand
India's cricket team faces its first multi-format tour in six years in New Zealand, with captain Shubman Gill highlighting the challenge of balancing the squad for both the one-day international (ODI) series and the two Test matches starting later this month. India has named separate squads for the ODIs and Tests, with key players like Gill and K L Rahul focusing on Test preparations. The series begins with three ODIs at Eden Park, Auckland, followed by Tests from November 19, offering crucial World Test Championship points.
Deccan Herald··Auckland


