MUMBAI : India will look to avoid a rare series whitewash at home when they meet New Zealand in the third and final test of the series in Mumbai from Friday and head coach Gautam Gambhir said his team had to rise to the challenge.New Zealand tormented the hosts with pace and beat them by eight wickets in

New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tom Blundell reckons the Indian cricket team must be feeling "shell-shocked" after surprising defeats in the first two Test matches held in Bengaluru and Pune.

India will look to avoid a rare series whitewash at home when they meet New Zealand in the third and final test of the series in Mumbai from Friday.

There is a feeling of coming home for spinner Ajaz Patel now that the Black Caps are in Mumbai.

Spinner still feels hosts India are favourites to come back in third Test

Ajaz Patel etched his name in history with a stunning 10-wicket haul against India at Wankhede, becoming only the third bowler ever to achieve the feat. He delivered a masterclass on his return to his birthplace, Mumbai.