India Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma leaves for Bengaluru for the first Test match against New Zealand which is scheduled to start from October 16 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The 37-year-old was recently featured in the two-Test match series against Bangladesh where Men in Blue registered a dominating win to whitewash the series.
A video is going viral on social media where Rohit can be seen at Mumbai airport getting out of his car. Here is the clip.
India will play three Test matches against New Zealand where the first Test match will be played from October 16 to 20 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru after that the second Test match will be played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium from October 24 to 28 and the final (third) Test match will start from November 1 to 5 at iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
After finishing the three Test match series against New Zealand the Men in Blue will travel to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 which is scheduled to start from November 22.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 schedule
The five-Test match series between India and Australia (Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 is scheduled to start from November 22 the first Test take place in Perth.
The second Test will be held from December 6 to 10 at Adelaide Oval, featuring the thrilling day-night format under the stadium's lights.
Following that, the action moves to The Gabba in Brisbane for the third Test, scheduled for December 14 to 18. The series will then reach a pivotal moment with the traditional Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, running from December 26 to 30.
Finally, the fifth and concluding Test will unfold at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7, promising an exhilarating finish to this captivating 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
