Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah named in India's Test squad for New Zealand tour

The BCCI announced India's squads for the New Zealand tour: 5 T20s, 5 ODIs and 2 Tests. Rishabh Pant is included in the Test squad with a fitness-clearance caveat due to a strain, Jasprit Bumrah will play only in Tests. Shubman Gill has been appointed captain of the Tests and the first three ODIs, with Shreyas Iyer leading the last two.

tafs uz editorial deskFirst published on tafs uz 16 October 2026 at 23:422 min readAI translation

The key facts

Rishabh Pant is included in the Test squad with the caveat 'subject to fitness clearance' — he is recovering from a left-side strain
Jasprit Bumrah is named only for the Tests, starting with the Wellington match on 19 November; he is not part of the five ODIs
Shubman Gill captains the Tests and the first three ODIs (from 4 November in Auckland), Shreyas Iyer will lead the side in the fourth and fifth ODIs

Test squad: Pant with a condition, Bumrah included

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the national team's squads for the tour of New Zealand. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was included in the 16-member Test squad, but his participation is marked with the caveat 'subject to fitness clearance': the left-handed batter is recovering from a left-side strain and, because of this injury, will miss the first two unofficial Tests for India A in New Zealand at the end of this month. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has also been included in the Test squad under captain Shubman Gill; the series will open with a match in Wellington on 19 November.

ODIs: captaincy rotation and veterans in all matches

For the five one-day internationals, Bumrah is not named. Shubman Gill will captain the first three ODIs, starting with the game in Auckland on 4 November, while vice-captain Shreyas Iyer will lead the side in the fourth and fifth matches. Gill and KL Rahul are not included in the squads for the fourth and fifth matches. Veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are named for all five 50-over games.

Squads

ODI, matches 1–3: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), 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. ODI, matches 4–5: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wk, vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav. Tests: Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wk, subject to clearance), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.