Legendary Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar expressed disappointment with spinner Kuldeep Yadav's exclusion from the side during the second Test against New Zealand at Pune and opined that the hosts' move to add spin bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar to the playing eleven was a sign of "panic".

New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test of the three-match series against India at Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium on Thursday.