India’s squad for Tests against New Zealand

India’s squad for Tests against New Zealand

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand.

India's Test squad:

Ajinkya Rahane (Captain)

Cheteshwar Pujara (Vice-Captain)

KL Rahul Suryakumar Yadav 

Mayank Agarwal

Shubman Gill

Shreyas Iyer

Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper)

KS Bharat (wicket-keeper)

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravichandran Ashwin

Axar Patel

Jayant Yadav

Ishant Sharma

Umesh Yadav

Mohammad Siraj

Prasidh Krishna

Virat Kohli will join the squad for the second Test and will lead the team.

Team India batsman Mr KL Rahul has sustained a muscle strain on his left thigh and has been ruled out of the upcoming 2-match Paytm Test series against New Zealand.

He will now undergo rehabilitation at NCA in preparation for the series against South Africa scheduled next month.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Mr Suryakumar Yadav as KL Rahul’s replacement. 

The first Test between India and New Zealand begins on 25th November 2021 in Kanpur.

NEW ZEALAND’s TEST TOUR OF INDIA 2021-22
Day	Date	Match	Venue
Thursday	25th November 2021	1st Test	Kanpur
Friday	3rd December 2021	2nd Test	Mumbai

Source: BCCI