Team India is looking forward to another test cricket challenge after successfully defeating Bangladesh by 2-0. The bright challenge coming ahead for Rohit Sharma and Co is a three-match Test series against New Zealand from 16th October. India must win all three matches to ensure their spot in the final for the third time in the 2025 World Test Championship. There might also be important changes to the team playing in this very important series. Ruturaj Gaikwad is captaining the Rest of India in the Irani Cup this season against Mumbai in 2024. He will not be available for the T20I series against Bangladesh as his team prefers to have him concentrate on red-ball cricket. Ruturaj is being considered as a prime opening option for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy that is scheduled to take place in Australia in November. This will make him ready for more matches, and Gaikwad might feature in the side in the New Zealand series. Also Read | ECB Plans Major Wage Hikes and Overseas Player Limit Increase for the Hundred Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma are likely to open in the first slot. Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul could form the middle order with Sarfaraz Khan as the third option. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel are slated to share the wicket-keeper's gloves. Shami to make a comeback? Mohammad Shami last played for India in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup against Australia. He had remained on the sidelines since then due to an ankle injury. The team wishes that he be fit enough to appear for them in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. But the recent reports says that Shami might not return. In a new setback for the Indian cricket team, pacer Mohammed Shami got injured during his rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) India vs New Zealand Test: India Predicted Squad Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj