Mumbai: Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have retained their Test spots, while Stuart Binny and Shardul Thakur have been dropped from the Indian team for Paytm Test Series against New Zealand that was announced by the All-India Senior Selection Committee.
The committee, which met earlier on Monday to pick the India Cricket Team for the three-match Paytm Test Series against New Zealand, however left in-form batsman Gautam Gambhir from the squad.
The team:
Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Vice Captain), M Vijay, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin, W Saha (Wk), R Jadeja, M Shami, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav.
Schedule:
| Match | Date | Venue | ||
| 1st Test | Sept 22-26 | Kanpur | India | New Zealand |
| 2nd Test | Sept 30-Oct 4 | Kolkata | India | New Zealand |
| 3rd Test | Oct 8-12 | Indore | India | New Zealand |
