New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen on Thursday hinted that skipper and prolific batsman Kane Willamson will play the third Test, which they need to win to salvage some pride.
Williamson did well in the Kanpur Test with scores of 75 and 25 but he missed the second Test in Kolkata due to illness.
"It's looking positive. Final confirmation on that will probably be tomorrow. We trained today and he did some batting and had a decent hit and a run-around. We will have another look at him tomorrow but it looks positive," Jurgensen said at a press conference.
Jugensen was also optimistic about Jimmy Neesham, who missed the first two Tests due to rib injury. "His ribs have settled down nicely. He has got through quite a few overs in the last week and had an extra bowl the day after the game and another bowl today. He got through five or six overs today no problems," he said.
Jurgensen also said they are keeping a close watch on the strip for the match. The coach noted that Indian bowlers have been improving consistently.