India have announced squads for the upcoming five-match ODI series and two-match Test series against New Zealand. Notably, two separate squads have been unveiled for the five-match ODI series. India’s bowling attack has been bolstered, with fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah returning to the Test squad after missing the team’s assignment against Sri Lanka earlier this year.
However, Jasprit Bumrah has been left out of the ODI squad. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel have been included in India's Test squad. Pacer Akash Deep has also been recalled to the Test side. Meanwhile, veteran stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who have retired from Test and T20Is, are part of the ODI squad. The first Test, which will begin on November 19, will be played in Wellington. While, The second Test will be held in Christchurch from November 27.
India’s ODI squad for the first three ODIs: Shubman Gill [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer [VC], KL Rahul [WK], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav
India’s ODI squad for fourth and fifth ODIs: Shreyas Iyer [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan [WK, VC], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
India’s Test squad: Shubman Gill [C], Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul [VC], Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant [WK]*, Dhruv Jurel [WK], Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
*Subject to fitness clearance