The Indian Test squad that was selected for the series against New Zealand has drawn a lot of eyeballs, and many decisions taken by the selectors have come under the spotlight. Rohit Sharma will not be available for the entire Test series against the Kiwis, while Virat Kohli will miss the first Test.

Ajinkya Rahane will lead the Indian cricket team for the first Test match against the Black Caps. Also, apart from Sharma, the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, and Rishabh Pant will also skip the Test series as well.

Hanuma Vihari has been overlooked for the Test series, and Shreyas Iyer was drafted into the Test squad. Iyer has not played a single Test match for the Indian side.

With Rohit and Rishabh missing the entire Test series, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra is a bit worried. Notably, India would play three Test matches in South Africa following the conclusion of the New Zealand series. Hence, Chopra is concerned about the fact that Rohit and Pant will be short of match practice.

India Test squad
Ajinkya Rahane (Captain first Test), Virat Kohli (Rested for first Test, Captain for second) KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Md. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

India T20 squad
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj.

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