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Part of the celebrated 'Fab Four' that also comprises Joe Root and Kane Williamson, both Kohli and Smith have endured struggles with the bat in recent times, though they have scored a century each in the first three Tests of the five-match series.

Head coach Gary Stead says Williamson made good progress, but the cautious approach would give him time to be fully fit for England series.

Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav made way for Akash Deep, Washington Sundar and Shubman Gill

Blackcaps head coach Gary Stead said Williamson was not yet ready even though he has made significant progress

Williamson suffered a groin strain during New Zealand's innings and 154-run loss to Sri Lanka last month. He has been advised to remain at home for rehabilitation ahead of the first Test against India in Bengaluru, which begins on October 16.

With the first Test set to begin in Perth on November 22, Khawaja acknowledged Ashwin's unmatched skill, calling him a 'strategic' bowler

Kohli and Smith are among the 'Fab Four' batters of the modern generation, alongside England's Joe Root and New Zealand's Kane Williamson

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In Kane's post, the caption read, 'And then there was 3. Welcome to the world, beautiful girl. So grateful for your safe arrival and the exciting journey ahead.'

Virat Kohli's world record 50th ODI hundred and a scintillating century by Shreyas Iyer powered India into the final of the World Cup with a 70-run victory over New Zealand

In the process, the Indian pacer Mohammed Shami etched his name into the record books, becoming the fastest bowler to claim 50 wickets in the ODI World Cup.

The New Zealand are now in the fourth spot with 10 points with an NRR of 0.743 leaving Pakistan to win at least by 287 runs against England

Pakistan are in an even dingier space with six points from seven matches, and they need to win mandatorily against New Zealand and England

Regular skipper Williamson returned to action on Friday after nearly five months, having nursed an ACL injury, before suffering a thumb fracture against Bangladesh that ruled him out again for a few matches

He was delighted with the performance of his bowlers, especially pacers, on what he termed a bouncy wicket.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh also made a change, bringing in Mahmudullah for Mahedi Hasan.

Williamson had missed the Kiwis' matches against England and Netherlands as Tom Latham had stood in as New Zealand captain in those games

The 33-year-old was absent for the tournament opener match against England and is now aiming to make a return during New Zealand's third match against Bangladesh on October 13 in Chennai.

New Zealand will step out on the field to take revenge for the Cricket World Cup 2019 final which they had lost in the Super Over.