The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Test squad for two-match Test series against New Zealand that will start later this month. Regular skipper Virat Kohli has been rested for the first Test and Ajinkya Rahane was named as the stand-in captain.
Along with Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Rishabh Pant have also been rested ahead of mega South Africa Tests.
India’s Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Md. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Virat Kohli will join the squad for the second Test and will lead the team.
Before the Test series, India will play New Zealand in three-match T20I series starting November 17 where Rohit Sharma will lead the team.