Gurnur Brar gets his chance in India’s Test squad while Kuldeep Yadav is dropped

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): Ahead of the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand, changes have been made to the Indian team. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee has included fast bowler Gurnur Brar in the Test squad. Gurnur will now join the rest of the Test squad. Meanwhile, spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been released from the Test squad. He will now participate in domestic cricket in India.

Due to Gurnur Brar's inclusion in the Test squad, he will be unavailable for the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui on Sunday (November 15). The BCCI has not named a replacement for him in the ODI squad. Gurnur has played 13 ODIs for the Indian team, taking 23 wickets. However, he has yet to make his Test debut.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has also joined the Test squad in Wellington. In addition to Pant, Dhruv Jurel has also been included in the updated squad as wicketkeeper.

The first match of the two-match Test series between India and New Zealand will be played at the Basin Reserve in Wellington from November 19. The second Test is scheduled at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch from November 27.

Indian team for the Test series against New Zealand

Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudarshan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj and Gurnur Brar.

Indian team for the fifth ODI

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper and vice-captain), Axar Patel, Naman Dheer, Aaqib Nabi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav.