India have named a 15-man squad for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. There is no sign of Mohammed Shami yet as he continues to recover from injury. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah has been named the vice-captain for the series.
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep
Shami who has not featured for India since the Men’s World Cup final against Australia in November last year continues to remain on the sidelines. The rest of the Indian squad is on expected lines after the two-match Test series win against Bangladesh last month.
Left-arm pacer Yash Dayal, who was the 16th member of the squad in the Bangladesh series, has been left out.
Additionally, three fast bowlers – Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna – have been picked as travelling reserves along with all-rounder Nitish Reddy.
India will kick off the Test series in Bengaluru commencing on October 16.
