Also know that if Virat is successful in scoring 134 runs in the first Test against New Zealand, then by doing so he will become the third Indian batsman to complete 1000 runs against New Zealand in Test cricket. Till now only Rahul Dravid (1659 runs in 28 innings of 15 Tests) and great batsman Sachin Tendulkar (1595 runs in 39 innings of 24 Tests) have been able to do this.

Also know that from New Zealand, only one player has scored 1000 or more test runs in test cricket against India and that is none other than Brendon McCullum. This Kiwi batsman scored 1224 test runs in 19 innings of 10 matches against India in the test format. For New Zealand, he played 101 matches in Test cricket and scored 6453 runs.

The teams for IND vs NZ test series are like this

India's squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav. , Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep.

New Zealand squad: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchev, Will O'Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (2nd and 3rd Test only), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Will Young.

IND vs NZ test series schedule

First Test Match- 16 to 20 October, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Second Test Match- 24 to 28 October Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

Third Test Match- November 1 to November 5, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.