India announces 15-member squad for New Zealand Test series, 6 players on leave for Bangladesh series

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|21-09-2024

Team India: Team India is currently playing a 2 Test match series against Bangladesh. After playing the Test series against Bangladesh, Team India has to play its series against New Zealand in that format. Team India has to play a 3 Test match series against New Zealand.

For which the selection committee can soon announce the 15-member team squad. According to media reports, the selection committee can drop 6 players included in the team squad selected for the first match of Bangladesh Test.

A 15-member team squad will be selected for the New Zealand Test series, not 16

Team India

The selection committee may soon select a 15-member team squad for the New Zealand Test series. If reports are to be believed, the selection committee may order Indian star players to play in the Ranji Trophy, which is being held in India's domestic cricket at that time. Due to which the selection committee may decide to select a 15-member team squad for the New Zealand Test series instead of 16.

6 players selected for Bangladesh series may be dropped

The 6 players selected for the Bangladesh series, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Yashasvi Jaiswal can be dropped. The selection committee can release Dhruv Jurel to play Ranji Trophy matches, while the remaining 5 star players can be given rest under work load management.

Manav Suthar may get a chance to debut

For the second Test match against Bangladesh, the selection committee can include young left-arm all-rounder Manav Suthar, who plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL cricket and Rajasthan in domestic cricket, in the team squad. Manav Suthar can get a chance in the Kanpur Test match as a replacement for Ravindra Jadeja. If Manav Suthar gets a chance to be included in the playing 11 for the Kanpur Test match, then this can prove to be an opportunity for international debut for this young all-rounder.

Team India's probable 15-member team squad for New Zealand Test series

Rohit Sharma (captain), Rituraj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Manav Suthar, Sarfaraz Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Yash Dayal and Devdutt Padikkal

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