The New Zealand cricket team will be facing India today, March 2, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, and has taken a unique step to combat Kuldeep Yadav's tactics during their practice a day prior to the match. On Saturday, the team had summoned two local left-arm spinners, especially to bowl Tom Latham and all-rounder Michael Bracwell at the nets. This was mainly done to prepare against India's left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav. The two local players who have been selected to bowl to the New Zealand batters are a 15-year-old Ishan Rajesh, a UAE Under-16 camper from Zenith Club, and Nilansh Keshwani, who is among the UAE probables. The Indian skipper Rohit Sharma often has picked Kuldeep to control the middle overs, and that was exactly what resonated in the voice of Glenn Phillips. In the pre-match pressy, the Kiwi allrounder highlighted the slowish nature of the Dubai pitch, and India's spinner can take control of the game using that. In the press conference, he said, “It's (the DICS pitch) playing a little bit slow and there's obviously a good deal of turn. I think it's going to be an interesting match-up. They (India) have got three quality spinners, and it’s all about rotating the strike and taking the game deep.” Read also: IND vs NZ Live: ICC CT 2025 Match 12 - Ball-by-Ball Commentary India vs New Zealand: Fight for table topping Meanwhile, the New Zealand team had a light practice session at the ICC Academy, though key players such as former captain and batting pillar Kane Williamson, along with pacers Will O’Rourke and Kyle Jamieson, were absent from the nets. Notably, both India and New Zealand have crushed Bangladesh and the host Pakistan in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. With that, both teams have securely qualified for the semifinals. Today’s clash will be all about who to lead Group B as the table topper.