India drop Sarfaraz Khan and three others from New Zealand Test squad
India dropped four players and added five for the New Zealand Test series.
India made four changes to their Test squad for the two-match series in New Zealand starting November 19. Sarfaraz Khan, spinners Saransh Jain and Manav Suthar, and seamer Gurnoor Brar were dropped.
Anshul Kamboj, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Sai Sudharsan and Akash Deep were added. Akash Deep returns after more than a year following a stress fracture.
Mohammed Shami was overlooked despite taking five wickets in Bengal's Ranji Trophy opener. The first Test begins in Wellington on November 19.
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