Bumrah set to play India A Tests in New Zealand before senior series

Jasprit Bumrah will miss India's five-match T20I series against West Indies starting Tuesday in Lucknow. He is expected to feature in at least one of three unofficial Tests for India A against New Zealand A from October 24 to November 10 as preparation for the senior Test series.

KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant and B Sai Sudharsan are also slated to play India A matches. KL Rahul is expected to play only the first match at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln, while Padikkal, Pant and Sudharsan could feature in all three.

The BCCI selectors are expected to meet in the coming days to announce India's squads for the Test, ODI, T20I and A series in New Zealand.