IND vs NZ: Team India has to participate in a 3-match Test series against New Zealand from 16 October 2024. IND vs NZ Test series is very important for the Indian cricket team because, if the Indian team has to face defeat in this series, then the Indian team's hold in the race for 'World Test Championship Final 2025' will weaken.

The preparations for the IND vs NZ Test series have already been intensified by the BCCI management and it has been claimed in many media reports that the management can announce the team for this as soon as possible. . But even before the India vs New Zealand Test series, a big news related to Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant is coming out and according to that news, the selectors have not given place to Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant.

Virat-Pant did not get place in the team before IND vs NZ series

Preparations for the IND vs NZ Test series have been started in full swing and the team for it can be announced as soon as possible. But even before this the news is coming that Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have not been given a place in the team.

For your information, let us tell you that recently Delhi and District Cricket Association has announced the team for Ranji Trophy 2024-25 and in this team they have not included Team India's best batsman Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant. .

Virat should have played Ranji due to poor form

A few weeks ago, the news went viral on social media that Team India's best batsman Virat Kohli can be seen playing for Delhi in some matches of the upcoming Ranji season. It was being said that Virat Kohli is struggling with poor form and in such a situation, he will try to regain his form before the Border-Gavaskar series. But now by not selecting him in the Ranji Trophy team, the management has made it clear that he will be seen playing for the Indian team in the series against Australia without any hesitation.

Probable squad for IND vs NZ series

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel. (wicketkeeper) and Mohammed Shami.

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