World Test champions will take on New Zealand India In the first test match at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur. Kane Williamson’s team will look to break the 33-year-old winning streak and also win their maiden Test series in India.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been rested and KL Rahul has been ruled out with an injury.
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Ajinkya Rahane will lead the side and Cheteshwar Pujara will have a lot of focus on the captain and key batsmen. Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill can open the innings while Shreyas Iyer is set to make his debut.
India have also rested Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and the task of assembling a strong bowling attack is over for Rahul Dravid. The spin department is powerful as Axar Patel, R Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja will create a lot of headache for the visitors.
Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav are expected to be the first-choice fast bowlers and since Mohammad Siraj has a hand injury, he could well be missed.
For New Zealand, Kane Williamson will return to the Test series after taking a break from T20Is. Trent Boult is not available for selection, but he is well served with the likes of Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, and Neil Wagner.
Ejaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell Santner have the potential to trouble Indian batsmen, who have not been at their best against spinners in recent times.
India vs New Zealand in test series
India and New Zealand have played 24 series against each other. Out of the 24 series played so far, India has won 13 while New Zealand have won only 8. Three series have ended in draws.
As far as the number of matches is concerned, India and New Zealand have played 61 matches against each other. India has won 21 while New Zealand has managed to win only 13 games and 1 match was abandoned. The remaining 26 games have ended in a draw.
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