India name Test squad for Test series against New Zealand

[rollingstoned]

India name Test squad for Test series against New Zealand

 

11 October, 2024

 

India named a 15-member Test squad for the home series against New Zealand starting next week.

 

 

 

India have named a strong squad for the three-match ICC World Test Championship series against New Zealand at home.

 

Jasprit Bumrah will act as deputy to Rohit Sharma with the rest of the squad sporting a familiar look.

 

From the Test squad that played Bangladesh, left-arm pacer Yash Dayal was the only player missing out with India opting for a trimmed 15-member squad.

 

A spin-heavy bowling attack once again includes the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.

 

Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep make up the bowling attack.

 

No back-up opener has been named with the batting group similar to the one that was picked for the Bangladesh series. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel are the wicketkeeping options in the squad.

 

The series kicks off on October 16 in Bengaluru with following Tests in Pune and Mumbai.

 

India are on top of the WTC standings while New Zealand, title-winners in 2021, are in sixth position.

 

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, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep

 

Travelling Reserves: Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna

 

 

Schedule for the Three Tests against New Zealand:

New Zealand's Tour of India
S. No.	Date (From)	Date (To)	Time	Match	Venue
1	Wed	16-Oct-24	Sun	20-Oct-24	9:30 AM	1st Test	Bengaluru
2	Thu	24-Oct-24	Mon	28-Oct-24	9:30 AM	2nd Test	Pune
3	Fri	01-Nov-24	Tue	05-Nov-24	9:30 AM	3rd Test	Mumbai

Edited October 11, 2024 by rollingstoned

[Manucrick]

No surprise 

[Suhaan]

They will not drop Siraj for his pathetic form and also will not include Harshit

[Frustrated]

1 minute ago, Suhaan said:

They will not drop Siraj for his pathetic form and also will not include Harshit

This is getting really annoying now.  Siraj has been sh!t for so long.  He is likely to screw us in Aus.             

Harshit/Mayank should hv been tried.  

[Manucrick]

1 minute ago, Suhaan said:

They will not drop Siraj for his pathetic form and also will not include Harshit

We need him because Bumrah Siraj 3 match old akash deep then who ?.   Bd series was perfect opportunity for testing new bowlers but we didn't do that 

[sandeep]

Mayank Yadav as traveling reserve for test squad.

 

Thats a meteoric rise if ever there was one for a kid with 2 IPL games and 2 T20Is played.

[Manucrick]

1 minute ago, sandeep said:

Mayank Yadav as traveling reserve for test squad.

 

Thats a meteoric rise if ever there was one for a kid with 2 IPL games and 2 T20Is played.

Hope he won't end up like umran 

[Ultimate_Game]

Siraj still in the team and Prasidh Krishna in the reserves 

 

Siraj needs a break, and Prasidh is nowhere near intl quality. Get any of the Duleep trophy performers and all of them would be an upgrade over Prasidh, and probably over Siraj currently.

[singhvivek141]

So, Bumrah will lead us in Perth Test in absence of Rohit, the captain.
Yash Dayal is knocked off from the NZ series....maybe coz they're not able to find a place for him in the main team, hence getting him ready by Ranji. If he has to travel to Aus.
Mayank, Harshit, Prasidh are just travelling reserves, which means they might just be there for the practice and may not play in the NZ test series. Not a good news if I'am being honest.
 

[Lord]

9 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

Siraj still in the team and Prasidh Krishna in the reserves 

 

Siraj needs a break, and Prasidh is nowhere near intl quality. Get any of the Duleep trophy performers and all of them would be an upgrade over Prasidh, and probably over Siraj currently.

 

Only other option is Harshit and he won't play. 

[Lone Wolf]

7 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said:

So, Bumrah will lead us in Perth Test in absence of Rohit, the captain.
Yash Dayal is knocked off from the NZ series....maybe coz they're not able to find a place for him in the main team, hence getting him ready by Ranji. If he has to travel to Aus.
Mayank, Harshit, Prasidh are just travelling reserves, which means they might just be there for the practice and may not play in the NZ test series. Not a good news if I'am being honest.
 

Dayal being kicked out means it has opened up a spot for Harshit for sure as far as Australia goes.  Also Nitish Reddy is in the mix for that A/R spot especially Perth Test.

 

Let's see how it goes unlikely that Bumrah will play all three tests. Could be a opening for Harshit test debut too.

[Lone Wolf]

30 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

This is getting really annoying now.  Siraj has been sh!t for so long.  He is likely to screw us in Aus.             

Harshit/Mayank should hv been tried.  

At least Dayal is gone and no Mukesh.... Choti choti Khushiyan 

[cowboysfan]

I am hoping for slightly drier wickets because of significant weather interruptions expected for all 3 games.

[Lone Wolf]

2 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

I am hoping for slightly drier wickets because of significant weather interruptions expected for all 3 games.

Man Bangalore has a sh** weather always raining.  Shouldn't play there.

A Mohali test this time of the year would have been a cracker. Perfect weather.

[Lord]

1 minute ago, Lone Wolf said:

Man Bangalore has a sh** weather always raining.  Shouldn't play there.

A Mohali test this time of the year would have been a cracker. Perfect weather.

 

Mohali probably won't get any big games for next 5 years atleast

[AKane]

Three pace bowlers as travelling reserves to give net practice to Rohit, Kohli and the peerless KL.

[singhvivek141]

21 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Dayal being kicked out means it has opened up a spot for Harshit for sure as far as Australia goes.  Also Nitish Reddy is in the mix for that A/R spot especially Perth Test.

 

Let's see how it goes unlikely that Bumrah will play all three tests. Could be a opening for Harshit test debut too.

Call me a pessimist, but I'm not sure how Harshit not getting a game is opening a spot.
He isn't in main team, he is in freaking reserves. Now missing Ranji as well.
So, he's just travelling with the team as water boy and will give practice to Kohli, Rohit and others.

[singhvivek141]

4 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

Mohali probably won't get any big games for next 5 years atleast

Renovating the stadium ?

[tapandrun]

4 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said:

Renovating the stadium ?

PCA has new stadium now last IPL was played there too

[Nikhil_cric]

12 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Man Bangalore has a sh** weather always raining.  Shouldn't play there.

A Mohali test this time of the year would have been a cracker. Perfect weather.

It rains mostly in the evening here.