Mukesh Kumar's Irani Cup spell raises New Zealand selection question

Mukesh Kumar took 6 for 33 as Rest of India bowled Jammu and Kashmir out for 111 to win the Irani Cup by 167 runs in Srinagar on October 5. Akash Deep took 3 for 25, the pair sharing nine wickets.

Mukesh had conceded 12 in his first three overs, then asked Sarfaraz Khan for another spell. He came back and removed Shubham Pundir, Paras Dogra and three more to finish with 8 for 92.

The surface offered seam movement, the same conditions India will meet in Wellington and Christchurch next month. Mukesh has played three Tests, taken seven wickets at 25.57, six of them overseas.