Rohit Sharma has the responsibility of continuing the reign of 36 years, New Zealand will be tested again.

A three-match Test series is going to start between India and New Zealand from today i.e. 16 October. The first match of the series will be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After this, the remaining two matches of the series will be played in Pune and Mumbai. This series is going to be very important for Team India in view of the final of the World Test Championship. At the same time, Team India captain Rohit Sharma will have the responsibility of continuing the reign against New Zealand for 36 years.

Big responsibility on Rohit Sharma

The first Test match between India and New Zealand was played in 1955. At the same time, both teams clashed in the Test for the last time in the year 2021. At the same time, New Zealand won the last Test match in India in 1988. That is, for the last 36 years, the New Zealand team has yearned to win a Test match in India. Rohit Sharma would also like to continue this dominance of Team India over New Zealand. Let us tell you, a total of 36 Test matches have been played between the two teams in India so far. During this, Team India has won 17 matches. At the same time, the New Zealand team has been able to defeat the Indian team only 2 times. The remaining 17 matches have ended in a draw.

If we talk about the head-to-head record, a total of 62 Test matches have been played between the two teams so far. During this, Team India has had the upper hand. It has defeated New Zealand in 22 matches. At the same time, the New Zealand team has managed to win 13 matches. Apart from this, 27 matches have ended in a draw. The last Test match between the two teams was played in Mumbai in 2021, then Team India won. At the same time, if we talk about the last 5 Test matches played between the two teams, then the New Zealand team seems to be dominating here. Out of these 5 matches, New Zealand has won three matches and 1 match has been won by Team India. At the same time, one match has been a draw.

Team India Test Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

New Zealand Test Squad: Devon Conway, Tom Latham (captain), Will Young, Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Ajaz Patel, William O'Rourke.