Jasprit Bumrah appointed as vice-captain, Yash Dayal left out as Team India announce squad for the IND vs NZ 2024 Test series
Team India announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand on Friday, October 11. Uttar Pradesh and Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Yash Dayal was left out of the squad announced for the Tour against Bangladesh.
The original 16-man squad named for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh has been retained, with Dayal being the only player to be left out. In other developments, Jasprit Bumrah has been named as the vice-captain after Team India decided not to name one for the Bangladesh Test series.
This move seems to come as an afterthought with reports circulating that regular Test skipper Rohit Sharma could miss the series opener for the 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy. Mohammad Shami remains absent from the squad, with the pacer eyeing a return in the Ranji Trophy
The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a press release on their official account on X announcing the squad for the three Tests against New Zealand.
India’s squad for the three Tests against New Zealand: 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
Additionally, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna were named as the four traveling reserves.
Team India to take on New Zealand in a three-match Test series from October 16
Team India and New Zealand will be squaring off for the first time in a Test series since 2021. The Men in Blue will take on the Black Caps starting October 16 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. From there, the teams will travel to Pune where the two teams will lock horns in the second Test on October 24. The final Test of the series will be played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, starting November 1.
New Zealand toured India for a two-Test series back in 2021. After salvaging a draw in the first Test, New Zealand were battered by the hosts, who won the Test by 372 runs and subsequently won the series 1-0.