India announce Test squad for New Zealand Series; Ajinkya Rahane to lead in first match

India announce Test squad for New Zealand Series; Ajinkya Rahane to lead in first match

Virat Kohli will join the squad for the 2nd Test and will lead the team.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Friday, November 12, 2021, 01:28 PM IST
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The Board of Control for Cricket In India on Friday announced India's squad for the two match test series against New Zealand, starting from November 25.

Ajinkya Rahane will lead the team during the first test as Virat Kohli has been rested. He will join and captain the side for the second test.

"Virat Kohli will join the squad for the second Test and will lead the team,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed in a statement.

Newly appointed T20 skipper and regular opener Rohit Sharma, wicket keeper Rishabh Pant and fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have all been given rest in accordance with BCCI's workload management policy.

Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer makes a comeback in the Test squad along with off-spinner Jayant Yadav.

India will take on New Zealand in three T20Is (November 17, 19 and 21) and two Tests (November 25-29 and December 3-7). The first Test will be contested at Kanpur and the second will be held at Mumbai.

India’s Test squad for NZ series:

Ajinkya Rahane (c), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara (vc), Shubman Gill, S Iyer, Wriddiman Saha (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, J Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.

Rohit Sharma to captain the side in T20I series

Rohit Sharma has been named as the captain of the Men in Blue in the T20I series against the Blackcaps. The squad for was announced on Tuesday with Virat Kohli along with other notable names like all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja and fast bowler Mohammed Shami being rested.

India’s T20I squad for NZ series:


Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel and Mohammed Siraj.

With Agency Inputs

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