New Delhi, 16 October 2026: Jasprit Bumrah has returned to India’s Test squad for the two-match series in New Zealand, after missing the team’s last World Test Championship assignment against Sri Lanka.
Bumrah was originally named in the squad for the Sri Lanka series but was later withdrawn. His return comes with India fifth in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 standings, and with conditions in New Zealand expected to offer pace and bounce.
The selectors also named two squads for the five-match ODI series that comes before the Tests.
Pace attack
Bumrah will lead a seam group that includes Mohammed Siraj, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar are the spin-bowling all-rounders, and left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav is also in the squad. Kuldeep played the first Test against Sri Lanka but was left out of the second after an ordinary outing.
Pant included, subject to fitness
Rishabh Pant has been named subject to fitness clearance. He missed the India ‘A’ tour of New Zealand because of an injury picked up in the Irani Trophy. Dhruv Jurel is the second wicketkeeper.
India Test squad
Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper, subject to fitness), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
Two ODI squads, two captains
Gill will captain India in the first three ODIs, with Shreyas Iyer as his deputy. Iyer then takes charge for the last two matches.
Gill, KL Rahul, Anshul Kamboj and Prasidh Krishna (subject to fitness) will play the first three games before leaving the ODI group to prepare for the Tests. Tilak Varma, Auqib Nabi, Kumar Kushagra and Yash Thakur come in for the fourth and fifth ODIs.
Squad for the first three ODIs
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna (subject to fitness), Kuldeep Yadav.
Squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper, vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.
Schedule
- First ODI: 4 November, Auckland
- Second ODI: 7 November, Wellington
- Third ODI: 10 November, Hamilton
- Fourth ODI: 13 November, Mount Maunganui
- Fifth ODI: 15 November, Mount Maunganui
- First Test: 19-23 November, Wellington
- Second Test: 27 November-1 December, Christchurch
The all-format tour starts with a T20I series on 22 October. Bumrah’s most recent meeting with New Zealand came in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final, where he dismissed James Neesham as India won the title.
