KL Rahul: Team India will play a Test series against New Zealand after a few months from now. A three-match series will be played between the two teams. India is going to host the upcoming series. This series is going to be very important for both the teams in terms of reaching the final of the World Test Championship.

The Indian squad for this series has been revealed. KL Rahul is going to be given the command of the team. Apart from this, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is going to return to the Test team after 6 years. Let us know in detail which players will get a chance in this.

India's schedule against New Zealand

India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) are going to play a three-match Test series this year. BCCI has already announced its schedule. Let us tell you that the first Test match will be played on October 16. It will be hosted by M Chidambaram ground located in Bangalore.

The second test will start on October 24. This match will be held in Pune. Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium is going to host the third test. It is going to start from November 1. India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is going to make a comeback in this series after 6 years. In fact, Gautam Gambhir has instructed him to play all three formats.

KL Rahul will captain Team India

In the Test series against New Zealand, the team management will keep a balanced mix of young and senior players. That means Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jaspreet Bumrah are likely to be given rest. Actually, they have to participate in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at the end of this year. In such a situation, BCCI would want these important players to be fully fit for that series.

In such a situation, their workload management will be closely monitored. In such a situation, KL Rahul can be seen leading the Indian team. He has played this role on many occasions before. In that sense, KL has a lot of experience of captaincy. Let's take a look and see what India's probable squad is going to be in the Test series against New Zealand.

India's 15-member probable squad for the Test series against New Zealand:

KL Rahul (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Sarfaraz Khan, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.