control board for Cricket In India (BCCI) on Friday announced a 16-man squad for the upcoming 2-match Test series against New Zealand. The series will begin after the conclusion of three T20 Internationals. The first Test will start from November 25 at Green Park, Kanpur. India’s tour of New Zealand 2. will end afterRa And the final Test, which will be played from December 3 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Ajinkya Rahane will captain India in the Kanpur Test as Virat Kohli has been rested. Ace batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has been named the vice-captain for the first Test. Rohit Sharma, who will lead the Men in Blue in three T20Is, will skip the entire series. The board has also confirmed that Kohli will join and lead the team for the second Test in Mumbai.
In another major development, wicketkeeper-batsman KS Bharat has been included in the team along with Wriddhiman Saha, who has Rishabh Pant.
The spin duo of Ravi Chandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been included in the squad along with left-hander Axar Patel. Off-break bowler Jayant Yadav has returned to India’s Test set-up after a gap of more than four years. Back in 2017, he last played for India in whites against Australia in Pune.
The pace attack will miss Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. Both have been rested after a long cricket schedule. Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma are the two senior fast bowlers in the team along with Mohammad Siraj and Pramukh Krishna.
Here is the Indian team for the New Zealand Test:
Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara (Vice-Captain), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, the famous Krishna.
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