Bumrah-Shami-Kohli get rest, Dhoni’s nephew to make his debut, 15-member Indian team announced for New Zealand Test series!

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|05-09-2024

Team India: The coming few months are going to be very busy for the Indian cricket team. Actually, this team has to participate in many bilateral series. Team India will play a series of two Tests and three T20 matches with Bangladesh from the 19th of this month.

After this, the New Zealand team will tour India. A series of three Test matches will be played between these two teams. Today in this article we are going to predict what India's 15-member probable squad could be like for the upcoming series and which players can get a chance.

Team India's schedule against New Zealand

Team India

India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) will face each other in a three-match Test series next month. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has already announced the schedule of the upcoming series.

The first match of the three-match Test series will be held on October 16. Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium will host this match. The second Test will be played in Pune on October 24. The third Test will be played in Mumbai on November 1.

Bumrah-Shami-Kohli will get rest

In the Test series against New Zealand, the Indian team management may rest some senior players of the team. This includes the team's number one bowler Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and star cricketer Virat Kohli. In their place, head coach Gautam Gambhir may give a chance to young cricketers.

MS Dhoni's nephew will make his debut

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's nephew can make his debut in the Test series against New Zealand.

Actually, the cricketer we are talking about is Riyan Parag. Parag's father and Dhoni have played Ranji cricket together. Both of them have also had a deep friendship.

In such a situation, fans also call Riyan Parag as Dhoni's nephew. This player has made his debut in T20 and ODI for India in the year 2024 itself. Looking at his performance, it is being speculated that Parag may get a chance to debut in the Test series against New Zealand.

India's probable squad for the Test series against New Zealand:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep.

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