Team for NZ Tour - India Test, ODI and T20 teams for New Zealand announced
The Indian cricket selectors have announced the India teams for the upcoming tour to New Zealand - teams have been announced for all formats - T20 ( one match), One Day (five odi matches) and Test ( 3 test matches).
Laxmipathy Balaji who made a return to the India ODI team in the recently concluded Sri Lanka series has now made it to the India test team, though he has failed to retain his place in the One Day Team. Dhaval Kulkarni who had an impressive debut season in the Ranji Trophy has earned a quick call from the selectors. Kulkarni, who was the highest wicket taker in Ranji this year has been named in the test team. Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel are the other pacers in the test team. Both Sreesanth and R.P. Singh who are facing fitness issues have been left out. M. Vijay has managed to retain his place in the test team though it is highly unlikely that he will make it to the final India XI as opener, what with Gambhir and Sehwag both in top form.
Dinesh Karthick has earned a recall to the team - he has been named as the reserve glovesman for all the 3 teams. Ravinder Jadeja has not made it to the ODI team but finds a spot in the T20 team. Rohit Sharma doesn’t find himself in the test team but has managed to be a part of the other two teams.
All in all, each of the three India teams looks very good, and one can’t point out any glaring errors or ommissions in the selections. Kudos to chief selector Krish Srikkanth and his team!
| Player | Test Team | One Day Team | T20 Team | |
| 1 | M.S. Dhoni (Captain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Dinesh Karthick (reserve wicket-keeper) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Virender Sehwag | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Gautam Gambhir | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Zaheer Khan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | Ishant Sharma | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Sachin Tendulkar | Yes | Yes | No |
| 8 | Rahul Dravid | Yes | No | No |
| 9 | VVS Laxman | Yes | No | No |
| 10 | Harbhajan Singh | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Munaf Patel | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | M Vijay | Yes | No | No |
| 13 | Amit Mishra | Yes | No | No |
| 14 | Balaji | Yes | No | No |
| 15 | Dhawal Kulkarni | Yes | No | No |
| 16 | Suresh Raina | No | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | Rohit Sharma | No | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | Yusuf Pathan | No | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Praveen Kumar | No | Yes | Yes |
| 20 | Pragyan Ojha | No | Yes | Yes |
| 21 | Irfan Pathan | No | Yes | Yes |
| 22 | Ravinder Jadeja | No | No | Yes |
| 23 | Yuvraj Singh | Yes | Yes | Yes |
So, a total of 23 players have been selected to reprsent India across the three formats of cricket, in New Zealand. We will soon update this blog with Live Cricket Telecast Schedule of India’s tour to New Zealand.