NEW DELHI : Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been named in India’s squad for next month’s two-test series in New Zealand, subject to fitness clearance, while fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah returns to the side, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Friday.
Pant was ruled out of the first two India A tests against New Zealand with a left-side strain but has been included in the senior squad pending medical clearance.
Captain Shubman Gill will lead a largely settled test side, with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal among the players retained.
India begin the test series in Wellington on November 19, with the second and final match in Christchurch from November 27.
India also announced squads for a five-match one-day international series, with Gill captaining the first three games before Shreyas Iyer takes over for the final two as the team prepares for next year’s ODI World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Veteran batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retained their places in the ODI squad, while Bumrah has been selected only for the test leg of the tour.
The ODI series begins in Auckland on November 4 and concludes in Mount Maunganui on November 15.
India squad for the first three ODIs: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna*, Kuldeep Yadav.
India squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper, vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.
India test squad: Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper)*, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
