India Squad for Test Series Against New Zealand 2024

India Squad for Test Against New Zealand 2024

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7 November 2024 New Zealand beat India by 25 runs in the 3rd Test at Mumbai.

BCCI announced India Men's 15-member squad for the 3-match Test series against New Zealand, to be played from 16 Oct to 5 Nov 2024. Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai are the three venues for the series. This series is part of the 2023-25 World Test Championship.

Rohit Sharma will captain the India team with Jasprit Bumrah named as vice-captain. Left-arm seamer Yash Dayal is the only player left out from the squad that won 2-0 against Bangladesh. Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Prasidh Krishna are the four traveling reserves. Mohammed Shami has still not recovered from his injury.

India Squad for 3rd Test vs New Zealand

Batters: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan

Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel

All-Rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar (spin)

Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Harshit Rana

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

New Zealand Squad For India Test Series

New Zealand announced their 17-member squad for the Test series against India. Uncapped batter Mark Chapman will join the squad as cover for Kane Williamson. Allrounder Michael Bracewell is selected for the first Test in Bengaluru before returning home. Ish Sodhi will replace him for the last two Tests.

Tom Latham will lead New Zealand as the full-time Test captain for the first time. He has previously captained the New Zealand Test side nine times. Tim Southee stepped down from the captaincy after the 2-0 loss in Sri Lanka last month.

Will O'Rourke, Jacob Duffy Matt Henry and Tim Southee are the four pacers. Michell Santner, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra and Michael Bracewell will share the spin duties with Ajaz Patel. Duffy replaces injured Ben Sears.

Batters: Tom Latham (C), Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Will Young, ~~Kane Williamson,~~ Mark Chapman

Wicketkeeper: Tom Blundell

All-Rounders: Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell (1st Test only)

Bowlers: Will O'Rourke, Ajaz Patel, ~~Ben Sears~~, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi (2nd and 3rd Test only)

India vs New Zealand 2024 Match Schedule

New Zealand is coming to India for 3 Tests. The first Test will be played in Bengaluru from October 16, second Test in Pune from October 24 and third in Mumbai from November 1.

1st Test, India vs New Zealand, Wed, 16 October 2024, Bengaluru, 9:30 AM IST (lost by 8 wickets)
2nd Test, India vs New Zealand, Thu, 24 October 2024, Pune, 9:30 AM IST (lost by 113 runs)
3rd Test, India vs New Zealand, Fri, 1 November 2024, Mumbai, 9:30 AM IST (lost by 25 runs)

India vs New Zealand Head to head Test Record

India and New Zealand have played 65 Tests so far. India have won 22 and New Zealand have won 16 Tests. 27 Tests were drawn.

	India Won	New Zealand Won	Draw
Overall	22	16	27
In India	17	5	17
Last 10 Tests	3	6	1

Also Read: India 2024 Match Schedule

Most Runs in India vs New Zealand Tests

Rahul Dravid is the top run-scorer in IND vs NZ Test matches. Among the current players, Virat Kohli is the highest run-getter with 959 runs in 14 matches with the top-score of 211 runs.

Rahul Dravid (IND): 1659 runs
Sachin Tendulkar (IND): 1595 runs
Brendon McCullum (NZ): 1224 runs
Graham Dowling (NZ): 964 runs
Virat Kohli (IND): 959 runs

Most Wickets in India vs New Zealand Tests

Ravichandran Ashwin is the top wicket-taker in IND vs NZ Test matches. He has taken 75 wickets in 12 matches with best figures of 7/59.

Ravichandran Aswhin (IND): 75 wickets
Richard Hadlee (NZ): 65 wickets
Bishan Bedi (IND): 57 wickets
Erapalli Prasanna (IND): 55 wickets
Tim Southee (NZ): 55 wickets

Totals in India vs New Zealand Tests

India’s Highest Test Score vs New Zealand	583/7 dec. (1999)
India’s Lowest Test Score vs New Zealand	46 all out (2024)
New Zealand’s Highest Test Score vs India	680/8 dec. (2014)
New Zealand’s Lowest Test Score vs India	62 all out (2021)

India vs New Zealand 2024 Series Live Streaming

Ind vs NZ 2024 series will be live streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website.

FAQ’s

Who is in the India squad for New Zealand Test matches?

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana