Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel have been named in India’s Test squad as wicketkeepers
India test and ODI squads for New Zealand tour announced: The BCCI on Friday announced Team India’s squads for the upcoming five-match ODI series and two-match Test series against New Zealand. The series will be starting on November 4 in Auckland. Final two matches scheduled in Mount Maunganui on 13th and 15th November.
Former captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will feature throughout the ODI series after retiring from Tests and T20Is. Bengal pacer Akash Deep has been recalled to the Test side. While wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra received his maiden call-up for the final two ODIs.
Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah will take no part in the ODI series but will feature in the two Tests. Meanwhile, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has also been omitted from the ODI squad. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel have been named in India’s Test squad as wicketkeepers. While Pant’s participation is subject to clearance from the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE).
Fast bowler Anshul Kamboj has been named in the squad for the first three ODIs. While Prasidh Krishna’s selection for the first three ODIs is subject to fitness clearance.
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*and Kuldeep Yadav.
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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 and 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 and Mohammed Siraj.
