Bumrah returns, Kuldeep retains place; India make a host of changes for NZ Tests

Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced a 15-member squad for India's two-Test series against New Zealand in November.Jasprit Bumrah has returned to the Test squad after missing India's previous series against Sri Lanka.

He was initially named in that squad but was later withdrawn due to injury.

Rishabh Pant, who missed India A's tour of New Zealand after suffering an injury during the domestic Irani Trophy, has also been included, subject to fitness.Fast bowlers Akash Deep and Anshul Kamboj have been named in the squad. Akash Deep recently returned to action after recovering from a stress fracture. He last played for India during the 2025 tour of England, where he impressed.

Kamboj, meanwhile, was dropped after making his debut in England last year.Kuldeep Yadav has retained his place in the squad, while left-arm spinner Manav Suthar has missed out.The first Test will begin in Wellington on November 19, four days after the five-match ODI series ends. The second Test is scheduled to start in Christchurch on November 27. The series will be important to India's chances of reaching the World Test Championship final.

India have also announced two squads for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand. Shreyas Iyer will lead the team in the final two ODIs, while regular captain Shubman Gill will turn his attention to red-ball cricket ahead of the Test series.

India’s Test squad: Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vc), Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wk)*, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.India’s ODI squad for the first three ODIs: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vc), KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna*, Kuldeep Yadav.India’s ODI squad for fourth and fifth ODIs: Shreyas Iyer (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wk, vc], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.India tour of New Zealand – Test series fixtures