New Zealand bowlers have excelled in England conditions, with Tim Southee taking 6 for 43 in the first innings at Lord's, and Kyle Jamieson and Neil Wagner also collecting three wickets each in the drawn contest.
On the batting front, youngsters Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill emerged as stars of the intra-squad match.
Panesar also said that New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee will come hard at India batsmen during the WTC final.
Rohit will be seen in action in the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand, scheduled to start from June 18th in Southampton
India captain Virat Kohli is seen batting, defending and clipping the ball off his toes, as also Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, who is seen hammering a big shot.
India will take on New Zealand in the final of the WTC between June 18-22 in Southampton.
Sehwag feels that Rohit's qualities and recent form at the top of the order certainly makes him a candidate to succeed during the six Test matches in England this summer.
Boult, who missed out on the first Test against England as he opted to spend time with his family after the suspension of the IPL in May, was also set to sit out the second match as well.
The Indian squad is taking part in an intra-squad match in Southampton, which will be the venue for the final of the WTC against New Zealand.
The BCCI on Thursday had shared the first video of players practicing in the nets after they came out of isolation.
As things stand, India are likely to go in with three pacers and the spin duo of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for the final beginning June 18.
Asked about his preferred team combination for the final, Harbhajan gave his reason why he feels Siraj can pip Ishant for a place in the final XI.
While the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final is just over a week away, there's been a lot of discussion over India's opening combination for the summit clash against New Zealand.
Former NZ coach Mike Hesson believes that Mayank Agarwal, who fell out of contention due to poor form and injuries, should also be considered in the XI.
Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar reckons India will have their task cut out in the WTC final against New Zealand, who boast of a potent pace attack ever ready to thrive in familiar English conditions.
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India carried out their first group practice session at a ground adjacent to Ageas Bowl here on Thursday, five days after being allowed staggered training in the run-up to the World Test Championship final.
With close to a week to go for the WTC final, Team India think thank is eager to fit the pacer in the playing XI, reports TOI.
Latham also said that New Zealand will be resting their pacers on a case-by-case basis rather than resting all of them.
Indian captain Virat Kohli shared a picture with Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara as the side gears up for the WTC Final against New Zealand.
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