BCCI recently announced the squad for the Test series against New Zealand. This squad will also have an impact on the squad that will be selected for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. On that note, here, we take a look at the list of three players unlucky to miss the India squad for the Test series against New Zealand.
India’s squad for the three Tests against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Travelling Reserves: Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav and Prasidh Krishna
1) Abhimanyu Easwaran
India needs a backup opener and with Rohit Sharma reportedly set to miss a game in Australia, it is now all the more necessary. In this regard, Easwaran would have expected a chance against New Zealand. However, that was not to be.
For a few seasons now, he has been in top form. Hence, he must feel a bit unlucky to have missed out on the squad again.
2) Yash Dayal
Yash Dayal is one of the players unlucky to miss the India squad for the Test series against New Zealand. He was a part of the squad for the Bangladesh series. Now, he is not even in the travelling reserves.
India needs a left-arm seamer for Australia. Yash Dayal seemed to have been the preferred option. However, without even getting a chance, he has been dropped from the squad.
3) Mukesh Kumar
Mukesh Kumar is slowly gaining form and that was shown in the recent Irani Cup 2024. With Mohammed Shami’s return not sure, Mukesh could have been useful in the setup.
After taking a five-wicket haul in the Irani Cup, Mukesh would have expected a call-up. However, he is not even a part of the travelling reserves.
