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India add Brar to test squad for New Zealand series, release Kuldeep

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Gurnoor Brar

(Reuters) – Fast bowler Gurnoor Brar has been added to India’s squad for the two-test series against New Zealand, while spinner ‌Kuldeep Yadav has been released to play domestic cricket in India, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said today.

  • Brar, 26, will join the test squad in New Zealand and ⁠will not be available for Sunday’s fifth and final one-day international in Tauranga.
  • India will not name a replacement for Brar, with the visitors leading the five-match ODI series 2-1.
  • Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has linked up with the squad in Wellington after receiving fitness clearance.
  • The two-match test ‌series ⁠begins on November 19.
  • Test squadShubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash ⁠Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Gurnoor Brar
  • ODI squad for the fifth ODIShreyas ⁠Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib ⁠Nabi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav

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