The India vs Bangladesh series is over and now the focus turns towards the upcoming IND vs NZ Tests. With crucial World Test Championship (WTC) points up for grabs, Rohit Sharma and Co will be desperate to bring out their A game. The Test series against the Kiwis is extremely important as it serves as the dress rehearsal for the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy.
India Cricket Team will play 3 Test matches against the Black Caps starting from 16th October. But the hosts will be keen to perform well for two specific reasons – 1. The Border Gavaskar Trophy, 2. The WTC Finals. The BGT is important for India to secure their third consecutive WTC Finals. And for a relaxed BGT tour, India needs a whitewash against the Kiwis at home.
India ready for New Zealand Series
The BCCI has already announced the squad for the Test series against New Zealand. And now the team is gearing up for the upcoming Test matches. In fact India now has just 8 Test matches left before the WTC Finals. With no scope for slip-ups, the seniors were thus rested from the IND vs BAN T20Is.
But now the focus shifts from white ball cricket. The team has already reached Bengaluru. Jasprit Bumrah has been announced as the vice-captain of the team, meanwhile, Yash Dayal has been released from the team after suffering a shoulder injury on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy. However, he returned in full force yesterday to bag a four-fer against Bengal.
Young guns, Mayank Yadav, Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy have been added to the squad as the traveling reserves.
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
Travelling Reserves: Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna
