India Test cricket team captain Virat Kohli who so far has not been in good nick of batting during the current India-New Zealand test series, may regain his batting form in the last match against New Zealand scheduled to begin in Indore from October 8 this month, hopes Indian Test cricket team batting coach Sanjay Bangar while talking to the mediapersons here at the Holkar stadium during the morning practice session. He said the Indian team is hardly perturbed with current batting form of Virat. Runs are not always parameter for a good form. Virat had got a good start in the second inning in the previous match against New Zealand in Kolkata but he was not able to convert it into a big score, Bangar said adding that it just requires an inning for Virat to regain his form.
Talking about Gautam Gambhir who had been included in the Indian Cricket team in it's second match against New Zealand in Kolkata, the Indian batting coach said Gambhir is currently in a great batting form and given a chance, he would certainly give his best.
Meanwhile, according to sources, ahead of third test against New Zealand in Indore, Indian team had received a setback with the team's star bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar would reportedly would not be able to make it to the Indian team because of some strain in his back and there is all possibility of Shardul Kumar replacing Bhuvneshwar in the third test. On the other hand, New Zealand team despite suffering from two consecutive defeats at the hands of India in the current series, appear determined to bounce back in the last match of the current series against India and accordingly chalking plans to contain Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Talking to media persons here informally on the sidelines of it's practice session, New Zealand bowling coach Shen Zergenson while describing Ravindra Jadeza as a dangerous player, said that they are making plans to trap him as he is proving to be a great threat to New Zealand both in the batting as well as bowling. Shen said that his team might have suffered two consecutive defeats against India but their team's morale is quite high, he added.
Both Indian and New Zealand teams arrived here on Wednesday to a rousing welcome with the enthusiastic supporters of both the teams thronging all along the routes from the airport to the hotels where both the teams are staying, to have a glimpse of their favorite players.