As India aim to bounce back from the Bengaluru low of last week, and level the three-match series against New Zealand to force a decider, all players except one were present at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Tuesday for a team practice session.

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.

Will Rishabh Pant play the second Test against New Zealand or will the knee injury keep him out of action in Pune? This question has bugging the Indian cricket fans ever since the first Test got over at the M.

Team India is determined to bounce back in the second Test against New Zealand in Pune after an eight-wicket loss in Bengaluru. With Washington Sundar joining the squad and Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant fit,