NEW DELHI: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been named vice-captain for the upcoming three-Test series against New Zealand starting October 16 in Bengaluru.
India did not appoint a designated vice-captain for their recent Test series against Bangladesh, but Bumrah has previously held the role. He served as vice-captain during the two-Test home series against Sri Lanka in March 2022.
Bumrah later reprised the position in the two-Test tour of South Africa in 2023-24, as well as the five-Test series against England earlier this year.
Additionally, he captained India once in the one-off Test against England in 2022, stepping in for Rohit Sharma, who was sidelined after testing positive for Covid-19.
The entire squad that was picked for Bangladesh Tests at home was retained barring left-arm pacer Yash Dayal.
Mohammed Shami remains absent as he continues his recovery from injury. Shami, who has not played for India since the World Cup final against Australia in November last year, is still sidelined and yet to make his return to the team.
The second Test of the series will take place in Pune starting October 24, while the third Test will be held in Mumbai from November 1.
Pace sensation Mayank Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna were added as travelling reserves.
India’s squad for the three Tests against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep
Travelling Reserves: Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna
