New Zealand have named a 14-member squad for the two-Test series against India, with Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway and Tom Blundell picked despite ongoing injury concerns. Tom Latham will captain the side.

The first Test starts on November 19 at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. The second and final match begins on November 27 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

Conway suffered a concussion in a collision with teammate Matt Henry during a training session before the ODI series against India. Ravindra has not played since dislocating his shoulder during a promotional shoot in September, an injury he picked up attempting a diving catch. He missed both the ODI and T20I series against India. 

Blundell is recovering from a quadriceps injury and has featured in just one domestic match since June. All three are hoping to be ready for the opening Test, and Conway is trying to regain full fitness before it.

New Zealand have added Jacob Duffy as a fifth seam option. Pacers Will O'Rourke and Ben Sears miss out through injury, and all-rounder Zak Foulkes also drops out of the group. The 14-man group includes Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner.

The series follows New Zealand's 2-1 win over England in June, their last Test assignment. Kane Williamson announced his retirement from international cricket after that series.

New Zealand sit atop the World Test Championship table with a points percentage of 72.22 after six Tests this cycle. India are fourth with a PCT of 51.52 after 11 Tests. Both sides are chasing places in next year's World Test Championship final. Walter noted New Zealand have ten Tests scheduled between now and March.

India's squad for the tour is captained by Shubman Gill, with KL Rahul as vice-captain and Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel the wicketkeepers.

The sides last met in a Test series in 2024, when New Zealand swept India 3-0 in India. It was the first time India were whitewashed in a three-match rubber. Ravindra averaged 51.2 in that series and scored a century in Bengaluru.

India's most recent Test series win in New Zealand came in 2008-09, when current head coach Gautam Gambhir scored 445 runs in three games at an average of 89.

Head coach Rob Walter said the group would look to build on the England result.

"The squad is largely consistent with the team that competed in England earlier this year, so it'll be great to be back together to try and recreate some of that success on home soil," Walter said.

"We've experienced great crowds so far during the white-ball series, and we're really looking forward to having that support during the Tests," he said.

Walter said the Championship points on offer would not change his team's approach. "Valuable Championship points are on the line, of course, but our focus remains on playing our best cricket against a high-quality team like India," he said.

New Zealand squad for India Test series 

Tom Latham (C), Tom Blundell (WK), Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Will Young