Ajinkya Rahane to lead India’s squad in the first Test against New Zealand

Virat Kohli will join the squad for the second Test and will lead the team.

Khel Today Bureau

New Delhi: Middle-order batsman  Ajinkya Rahane will lead India in the first Test match against New Zealand in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli will join the squad for the second Test and will lead the team. The two Test matches will be played at Kanpur and Mumbai.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand. India’s Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Md. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna