India Squad for Test Series vs New Zealand
IND Squad for New Zealand Test Series: The highly anticipated India’s three-match ICC World Test Championship series against New Zealand is around the corner, and with not much time left, the BCCI has announced the squad for the test series. All three matches will be played in India, where this will be the ultimate test for India before the major Border Gavaskar trophy later in the year. Let’s look at India Squad for Test Series vs New Zealand.
India will go into the home Test series against New Zealand with pretty much the same squad that took on Bangladesh in September. Expect the fact that Yash Dayal who made his debut in the Bangladesh series has been dropped unfortunately. Also, the fans expected the return of Md Shami into the squad but however, but in a shocking move, BCCI has not included him in this series.
This likely means that Shami is still recovering and will probably see him next in the Ranji Trophy season or in the Australia series. After dominating Bangladesh in September the India team led by Rohit Sharma is ready to take on a new challenge at home.
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India keeps Pretty Much the Same Team for New Zealand Series:
India, currently leading the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 standings, will face New Zealand, who are ranked sixth. Starting on October 16 in Bengaluru, with subsequent matches scheduled in Pune and Mumbai. A spin-heavy attack will be led by the experienced quartet of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav.
The pace department features Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Akash Deep. In terms of batting, the squad remains largely the same as the one picked for the Bangladesh series, with no backup opener included. Rohit Sharma will lead the side, with Jasprit Bumrah named vice-captain. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel are the two wicketkeeping options.
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India Squad For Three-Match Test Series vs New Zealand
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Travelling Reserves: Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna
