Online Sports Desk
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India’s 15-member squad for the much-anticipated two-Test series in New Zealand in November. Bengal pacer Akash Deep has returned to the side after more than a year, but veteran Mohammed Shami has not been recalled.
The first Test will begin in Wellington on November 19, four days after the conclusion of the five-match ODI series. The second Test will get underway in Christchurch on November 27. The series will be crucial to India’s hopes of reaching the World Test Championship final.
The BCCI also announced India’s ODI squad for the five-match series, which begins on November 4. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli feature in the squad, with Shubman Gill set to lead the side for the first three matches and Shreyas Iyer taking over as captain for the final two. Gill, KL Rahul and Prasidh Krishna will not feature in the last two ODIs.
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
