‎New Zealand Include Injured Trio In Squad For India Test Series

New Zealand hopeful Conway and Ravindra fit for India tests

With Conway nursing concussion, Ravindra returning from a dislocated shoulder and Blundell short of match fitness, New Zealand are taking a calculated gamble ahead of the India Tests.

Black Caps back injured stars to prove fitness for India tests...

New Zealand remain hopeful that Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra will prove their fitness in time for the Test series against India.

New Zealand Cricket confirmed on Wednesday that Conway, Ravindra and Tom Blundell have all been named in a strong squad for the series, with all three racing to be fit for the first Test next week.

Opener Conway suffered a concussion after colliding with paceman Matt Henry during training in the one-day series against the tourists.

Ravindra has not featured in either the ODI or T20 series against India after dislocating his shoulder while filming a diving catch for a promotional shoot back in September.

Blundell, the wicketkeeper-batsman, is also working his way back from a quadriceps injury and has managed just one domestic appearance since June.

New Zealand head into the series on the back of a 2-1 Test triumph in England in June, a tour that marked the end of Kane Williamson's international career.

Compared to that England squad, fast bowler Jacob Duffy comes in, while all-rounder Zak Foulkes and seamers Will O'Rourke and Ben Sears are all sidelined with injuries.

The series opener gets underway at Basin Reserve in Wellington next Wednesday, with the second Test to follow at Hagley Oval in Christchurch from November 27.

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New Zealand Test squad: 

Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn ⁠Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, ⁠Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, ‌Blair Tickner, Will Young