Indian team for the 2 Test Series vs New Zealand starting on August 23 has been announced today. After the retirement of Rahul Dravid, the No. 3 slot is now vacant and Cheteshwar Pujara is likely to fill in that spot. Ajinkya Rahane and Suresh Raina have been included in the 15-member squad as well. Ishant Sharma too finds a place in the team after his recovery from injury. The surprise inclusion though is Piyush Chawla who has been given a place in the squad. Here is the Indian squad vs New Zealand:
- Gautam GAMBHIR
- Virender SEHWAG
- Cheteshwar PUJARA
- Sachin TENDULKAR
- VVS LAXMAN
- Virat KOHLI
- Suresh RAINA
- Ajinkya RAHANE
- Mahendra Singh DHONI (C & WK)
- Ravichandran ASHWIN
- Pragyan OJHA
- Piyush CHAWLA
- ZAHEER Khan
- ISHANT Sharma
- Umesh YADAV
