India will host New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune for the 2nd Test. Let us get to know India's history in the format at this venue.

Rishabh Pant expressed gratitude to Bengaluru fans and optimism for India's upcoming matches against New Zealand. Declared fit for the Pune Test, he scored 99 runs in the first Test, despite injury, where India lost by 8 wickets.

When India last played a Test match in Pune, Virat Kohli scored a double century against South Africa. With 13 wickets, Ashwin is highest wicket-taker at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium

Williamson, who has remained in New Zealand to work on his recovery from the injury he sustained in a recent series against Sri Lanka, will miss the second Test against India in Pune.

New Zealand Cricket faced criticism from Indian fans for posting a map misrepresenting Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh's borders. The post, linked to the Kiwis' travel plans for the second Test against India in Pune,

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead hopes that former Kiwi captain Kane Williamson's fitness will improve in the coming days and he will be available for selection for the third Test.