Bumrah returns as Kamboj, Akash Deep recalled for New Zealand Tests

India’s Test squad for the New Zealand tour

• Shubman Gill (captain)
• Yashasvi Jaiswal
• KL Rahul (vice‑captain)
• Devdutt Padikkal
• Rishabh Pant (wicket‑keeper, subject to fitness)
• Dhruv Jurel (wicket‑keeper)
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Anshul Kamboj (recalled)
• Jasprit Bumrah (first‑time inclusion since 2025)
• Prasidh Krishna
• Akash Deep (recalled after 8‑month injury lay‑off)
• Sai Sudharsan
• Nitish Kumar Reddy (recalled)
• Washington Sundar
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Mohammed Siraj

Rishabh Pant’s inclusion is contingent on fitness clearance.

Key points

• The squad is set for a two‑Test series starting 19 November in Wellington.
• Bumrah has not played a Test this year; his last appearance was in late 2025 against South Africa.
• Kamboj and Deep are recalled after limited recent appearances.
• Reddy returns after last playing against South Africa last year.
• Sundar was added after missing the Sri Lanka Tests with a hamstring injury.
• Kuldeep Yadav and Siraj are the only bowlers from the Test squad also named in the separate ODI squad for the final two matches.

Squad notes

• No place for Auqib Nabi (uncapped in Tests) or Axar Patel/Manav Suthar.
• The team will have a tight turnaround between the final ODI and the first Test.