Gurnoor Brar joins India’s Test squad for New Zealand series, Kuldeep Yadav released for domestic cricket

Pacer Gurnoor Brar has been added to the Indian Test squad for the two-match series against New Zealand, while left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been released to play domestic cricket, the BCCI said on Saturday.

The series will begin on November 19 in Wellington. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said Rishabh Pant has also joined the squad in Wellington ahead of the opening Test.

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Brar will link up with the Test team and will therefore miss the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand, scheduled for Sunday, November 15. India will not name a replacement for him in the ODI squad.

The updated Test squad is led by Shubman Gill, with KL Rahul as vice-captain.

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India's updated Test squad: Shubman Gill [C], Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul [VC], Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant [WK], Dhruv Jurel [WK], Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Gurnoor Brar.

India's updated ODI squad for the fifth ODI: Shreyas Iyer [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan [WK, VC], Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.