The Indian men’s cricket team is getting ready to host New Zealand for three Test matches and Just two days before the action begins, India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir, Jog everyone’s memory that his team is not sticking to a specific Test cricket style. The head coach clearly mentioned that it’s not always the batters who lead the team, it’s the bowlers who are the real heroes, as their twenty wickets are what lead the team to victory.
“India is a batting-obsessed nation. But Bumrah, Ashwin, and Jadeja are changing that. Bumrah is smart in Test cricket. It is good that these guys are changing the trend. Bumrah is the best fast bowler in the world right now and can make a difference at any stage of the game,” Gambhir said in a press conference.
Jasprit Bumrah to be Rohit Sharma’s assistant
Backing his thinking for bowlers, Gautam Gambhir and the management have officially named Bumrah as the vice-captain for the three-match Test series against New Zealand. Although there is no official clarification, we might see Bumrah leading in Test cricket if Rohit misses out in future red-ball games.
India, who is coming to Bengaluru for the 1st Test after completing a whitewash of Bangladesh, showed brilliance with both bat and ball in the first two Test matches under Rohit Sharma’s leadership. However, it was bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, and Ravichandran Ashwin who cleaned up Bangladesh and are expected to do the same against New Zealand.
India’s squad vs 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, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Travelling Reserves: Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna
India vs New Zealand Test schedule
| Date | Test | Venue | Teams | Time (Local) |
| Wed, 16 Oct 2024 – Sun, 20 Oct 2024 | 1st Test | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | India vs New Zealand | 9:30 AM (Local) |
| Thu, 24 Oct 2024 – Mon, 28 Oct 2024 | 2nd Test | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | India vs New Zealand | 9:30 AM (Local) |
| Fri, 01 Nov 2024 – Tue, 05 Nov 2024 | 3rd Test | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India vs New Zealand | 9:30 AM (Local) |
