New Zealand: The test series between Team India and New Zealand (IND VS NZ) is going to start from 16th October. The first match of the Test series will be played on the grounds of Bengaluru from October 16, but till now the selection committee has not announced the squad of Team India for the New Zealand Test series.

If reports are to be believed, the selection committee may give a chance to this 36-year-old veteran player in the New Zealand Test series and suggest him to retire from international cricket.

Cheteshwar Pujara can be included in Team India after his retirement.

Domestic cricket season has started in India. In this domestic season of India, along with star players like Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Mukesh Kumar, veteran Indian players like Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara are also playing matches for their respective states.

Cheteshwar Pujara represents Saurashtra team in domestic cricket. In such a situation, some media reports are claiming that the selection committee is considering giving a retirement series to Cheteshwar Pujara, but the condition is that Cheteshwar Pujara will have to announce his retirement with the end of the New Zealand Test series. .

Got a chance to play in the WTC final for the last time

Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been playing Test cricket for Team India since 2010, last got a chance to play for Team India in the final of the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC Final 2023). Since then he did not get a chance on the West Indies and South Africa tour.

At the same time, no confidence was expressed in Cheteshwar Pujara even in the Test series against England and Bangladesh. Due to which now reports are coming that the selection committee is considering giving him a farewell test series or test match.

New Zealand test series will be very important from the point of view of WTC

Team India is currently sitting on the top of the World Test Championship cycle, but if Team India performs averagely in the New Zealand Test series, then the finals of the World Test Championship will be possible for Team India. The path to reach WTC Final 2025 will become difficult.

In such a situation, if Team India wants to easily qualify for the final of the World Test Championship 2025 to be held at Lord's, then Team India will have to win the New Zealand Test series.