India's Mohammed Shami is now pain free following heel surgery earlier this year and the pace bowler said he will look to get a couple of domestic matches under his belt to improve his sharpness ahead of the tour of Australia beginning next month.

Speedster Mohammed Shami is pain-free post-surgery, aiming to regain sharpness for upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy tour.

Injured pacer Mohammed Shami said on Monday, October 21 that he is pain-free and aiming for a comeback in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Shami said that he will play a couple of Ranji Trophy matches to get some miles in his legs.

New Zealand weathered a nery chase and a superb spell by Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah to win its first first test on Indian soil since 1988.

Follow live coverage of India vs New Zealand from the New Zealand in India 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

Former skipper Kane Williamson will miss New Zealand's second test against India starting in Pune on Thursday as he continues his recovery from a groin strain, New Zealand Cricket said on Tuesday. The Blacks Caps on Sunday managed a first test victory in India for 36 years without the master batsman,