Team India's bowling coach Morne Morkel hints at Arshdeep Singh's Test debut

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Team India is set to lock horns with New Zealand in the third T20I match on October 27 at the Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington.

Ahead of the match, Team India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel said that star pacer Arshdeep Singh is a part of India’s Test plans. He also said that the management has decided on a set of bowlers to stay as cover for the longest format of the game.

“We are sort of planning, you know, a group of bowlers that we would like to potentially stay behind as cover (for Tests) because of the schedule. I also think closer to the time, once we get a better understanding of the conditions at this time of the year, you know, we will get a clear picture in terms of the makeup of our bowling unit,” he told the reporters.

“So at the moment, on paper, in the back of our minds, there are a nice group of bowlers that can suit all the conditions, and Arshdeep is definitely in that conversation. And yeah, I mean, in terms of that, he is a guy who always, you know, works hard. He ticks all the boxes. So if needed with the red ball, I am pretty sure, you know, you will be fine,” added Morkel.

Currently, the “Men in Blue” are leading the ongoing five-match T20I series by 2-0 against the “Black Caps”. The hosts have suffered defeats in two consecutive games and will be eager to register a win in the third match to keep the series alive.

IND vs NZ 3rd T20I: Full squads

India: Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson [WK], Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tilak Varma [VC], Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Kumar Kushagra [WK].

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Matt Henry, Glenn Phillips, Zak Foulkes, Michael Bracewell, Adam Milne, Mitchell Santner (C), Bevon Jacobs, Jacob Duffy, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert, Mark Chapman, Kyle Jamieson, Devon Conway, Nathan Smith, Lockie Ferguson.

(With ANI Inputs)

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