From the trend: India names New Zealand teams; Rohit and Kohli play one-day games only

Will India change its cricket team for New Zealand by Sunday?

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Will India change its cricket team for New Zealand by Sunday?

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We check it on: bcci.tv

The answer is due on Oct 25, 2026.

When the day comes, an AI judge that searches the web checks the answer. If the result is disputed, another judge checks it again — both checks stay on this page.

Exact wording, as the AIs got it (in English)

Will the BCCI officially announce any change to India's Test or one-day squads for the November 2026 New Zealand tour (a player added, removed or replaced, or a captaincy change) between 2026-10-19T11:12Z and 2026-10-25T23:59Z? It counts if the announcement appears on bcci.tv or BCCI's official X account in that window. Rishabh Pant being confirmed fit, with no other change, does not count.

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The fingerprint itself, line 104 of the book: 739a0823d7c1b80c967cc7f1c902d03b1e7ea2c5a15d8d2d949ac35bebe2ffe9

Check it yourself, without us
  1. The book of questions: duels.jsonl
  2. The list we sent and the registry’s answer: polya1-trends-2026-10-19-113435Z.txt · polya1-trends-2026-10-19-113435Z.txt.ots
  3. The first 104 lines of the book give the same number as the list:
    head -n 104 duels.jsonl | shasum -a 256
  4. The registry’s answer shows when the list existed:
    ots verify polya1-trends-2026-10-19-113435Z.txt.ots
    or drop both files on opentimestamps.org.

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