India has announced a last-minute change to their squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand. Young fast bowler Gurnoor Brar has been added to India’s Test squad, as the National Selection Committee released Kuldeep Yadav from the squad.

Kuldeep will return to India to play domestic cricket. The two-match Test series will begin on November 19 in Wellington. There is another positive update for the touring side, as the star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has joined the team in Wellington.

Gurnoor Brar replaces Kuldeep Yadav in India’s Test squad

Gurnoor Brar will now join the Indian Test squad but will miss the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand. The team management has decided not to name any replacement for him for the final match.

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 (VC/WK), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (WK), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav

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