Rohit to miss NZ Tests

India’s newly-appointed T20 captain Rohit Sharma is set to be rested for the two-match Test series against New Zealand while Virat Kohli will miss the opening game as the team gets down to workload management during the home assignment.

Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is expected to lead the side in the first Test in Kanpur as Kohli has extended his break after opting out of the three-match T20I series. The squad for the Test assignment has been finalised after a meeting of the selection committee on Thursday, but a formal announcement is awaited.
Other bigwigs who could sit out both Tests, to be held in Kanpur and Mumbai, are wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, as well as the pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. Rohit will take his break after leading the team in the T20Is, with the Test series scheduled to start on November 25 in Kanpur.

Kohli will be back for the second fixture in Mumbai, which is set to begin on December 3. The rest of the squad will comprise Test regulars like Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara and Mayank Agarwal among others.

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