Mohammed Shami remains absent as the BCCI announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand.

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will act as deputy to Rohit Sharma for their three-match home test series against New Zealand starting next week, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said as they announced a 15-member squad.

Pacer Jasprit Bumrah was today named vice-captain of India for the upcoming three-match home Test series against New Zealand, strongly indicating his possible elevation to the leadership role when the team travels to Australia.

The BCCI has appointed Jasprit Bumrah as vice-captain for the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand in India. Rohit Sharma will continue as the captain. No vice-captain was named for the previous Tests against Bangladesh.

India hasn’t announced a vice-captain for the last two-Test series against Bangladesh. Bumrah has been an important member of the Test XI for the past couple of years and captained India last in the fifth Test against England, at Edgbaston in July 2022 which India lost by seven wickets, leaving the series 2-2.

The national selectors have also decided to add fast bowler Mayank Yadav among the reserves. It will provide an opportunity to test his skills at nets ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been announced as Inda's Test vice-captain as the BCCI announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming three-match series at home against New Zealand. India have largely not changed the squad that recently beat Bangladesh 2-0.