The team will be led by Rohit Sharma (right). Jasprit Bumrah will be the vice-captain.
A 15-member Indian squad has been announced for the Test series against New Zealand starting October 16. Apart from these, four traveling reserves have also been preserved. Jasprit Bumrah was named vice-captain.
No vice-captain of the Indian team has been selected for the two-match series against Bangladesh. The BCCI is believed to be considering Bumrah as the future captain of the Test team after Rohit Sharma.
The team’s fast bowler Mohammed Shami is not fully fit yet. He has no place on the team. Shami is recovering from an ankle injury for which he underwent surgery earlier this year. He has been out of the field since the 2023 ODI World Cup final due to injury. Left-arm pacer Yash Dayal is out due to injury. He was part of the Indian squad for the Bangladesh series.
The first Test will be played in Bangalore from October 16. The New Zealand team is traveling to India for a three-match Test series. A three-match Test series will be played between India and New Zealand starting October 16. Their first match will be played in Bengaluru.
Team India’s batting line-up is strong The batting line-up of the Indian team is very strong. Along with Rohit, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are part of the team. The selectors also included Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel in the team. All-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja also got a chance in the team.
Indian squad for three Test matches against New Zealand Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja , Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep.
Traveling reserve: Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna.
New Zealand team for India tour Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (week), Michael Bracewell (1st test), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, William O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (2nd test ) Third Test), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson and Will Young.
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