India Test, ODI squads for tour of New Zealand: Mohammed Shami left out; Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli to return for ODIs
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Mohammed Shami has been left out of India’s Test and ODI squads for the tour of New Zealand, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are set to return for the one-day series.
The selectors have instead leaned on Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj and Nitish Kumar Reddy for the Test attack.
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Akash Deep is back in the Test squad after showing good form and fitness in the Irani Cup and, more recently, in the first round of the Ranji Trophy for Bengal.
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Kamboj also returns to the red-ball side, having made his debut in Manchester in July 2025. Siraj and the seam-bowling allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy add further depth to the pace group.
Jasprit Bumrah won’t play in the ODIs but will return to lead the attack in the Tests. The series opens with the first game in Wellington on November 19.
Prasidh Krishna has been picked for the Tests, though his place in the ODI series depends on fitness clearance.
According to Cricinfo, his scans showed a left hamstring strain rather than a tear. He has spent the past two weeks on strength and conditioning work and recovery, with massages and mobility drills, and he’s been included in the ODI squad for only the first three matches.
Rishabh Pant is also in the Test squad subject to clearance. He suffered a side strain at the recent Irani Cup while captaining Rest of India, hurting himself while playing a sweep in the first innings. That injury ruled him out of the first two unofficial Tests against New Zealand A.
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India Test, ODI squads for tour of New Zealand
India Test squad
Shubman Gill (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-capt), 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 squad for the first three ODIs
Shubman Gill (capt), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, 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 squad for fourth and fifth ODIs
Shreyas Iyer (capt), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
* Subject to fitness clearance
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