BCCI has announced India's squad for the Test series against New Zealand which is scheduled to start from October 16. Jasprit Bumrah has been appointed vice captain of India's Test squad for New Zealand series white Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the team.
India's Test squad for New Zealand series announced
The only change to the Indian squad from Tests against Bangladesh, is the exclusion of left-arm pacer Yash Dayal. The rest of the team remains unchanged. Moreover, the BCCI has named four reserve players for the match.
It will be a three-match series scheduled to be played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, and Wankhede Stadium respectively. India is coming into this series on the back of a dominant 2-0 win against Bangladesh in the last home Test series. Rohit Sharma and Co would be looking to continue their winning run with the World Test Championship (WTC) final nearing. If Team India wins the series 3-0, it will be a big confidence booster for them, especially with the imminent Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-2025.
Notably, the Kiwis have already announced their squad for the highly anticipated tour. Tom Latham will lead the Blackcaps' Test team for the first time as full-time captain. Latham previously captained the team in nine Test matches between 2020 and 2022 as interim skipper of the team. Tim Southee stepped down following the national team's 0-2 loss to Sri Lanka in their recent Test series.
Uncapped player Mark Chapman has been included in the squad as cover for Kane Williamson, who is likely to miss the start of the series due to a groin injury. Williamson may be available for selection later in the series.
India's squad for New Zealand Test series:
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, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep
Travelling Reserves: Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna
New Zealand's Test squad for India series
Tom Latham (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Mark Chapman (cover), Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (2nd & 3rd Test only), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Will Young
India vs New Zealand Test Series Schedule
1st Test – 16 Oct 2024, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru)
2nd Test – 24 Oct 2024, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Pune)
3rd Test – 01 Nov 2024, Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)
