When Team India plays New Zealand in the third and final game of the series in Wankhede, they are eager to win after dropping the previous two games. According to an earlier source, a more "sporting" track has been built at Wankhede, which is unlikely to help spinners as much as the Pune pitch did. It has recently been discovered, nevertheless, that the Indian team has requested that the pitch curator set up a "rank turner" at Wankhede for the third Test, which begins on November 1.

The Indian Express reported that the Indian squad's management is dissatisfied with the Wankhede pitch's characteristics. The pitch curator has been requested to guarantee that spinners receive assistance from the first day of the match. "The pitch will be a rank-turner. The management of the club has asked that a pitch be prepared that will assist spinners from day one.”