On Friday, October 16, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Men’s Selection Committee announced India’s ODI and Test squads for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. After the T20I series, India will play five ODIs and two Tests against New Zealand.
Interestingly, the ODI squad will be divided into two groups, with Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Anshul Kamboj, and Prasidh Krishna featuring in the first three ODIs, after which Tilak Varma, Auqib Nabi, Kumar Kushagra, and Yash Thakur will join the squad, taking their spots.
Gill leads in the first three ODIs, after which Iyer will lead in the last two games. This will help the Test specialists to prepare for the red-ball format. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah returned to the Test squad after missing out on the recent Sri Lankan tour.
Rishabh Pant, who missed out on the India ‘A’ tour of New Zealand due to an injury, is also included in the Test squad subject to fitness.
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
Note: *Subject to fitness clearance
ODI Series Schedule:
4 November, First ODI, Auckland
7 November, Second ODI, Wellington
10 November, Third ODI, Hamilton
13 November, Fourth ODI, Mount Maunganui
15 November, Fifth ODI, Mount Maunganui
Test Series Schedule:
First Test, 19-23 November, Wellington
Second Test, 27 November-1 December, Christchurch
