Top 8 players in the selectors’ radar to be picked for New Zealand series

The Chief Selection committee of the BCCI is all set to announce the Indian team for the upcoming New Zealand series. The series will commence on September 22 when the hosts will take on the black caps in the first Test at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur. Not many changes are expected to be made in the Test squad from the team that won against the West Indies recently.

However, some spectacular show by some players in the domestic circuit, particularly the ongoing Duleep Trophy might get them a look in for the first Test match. Team India head coach Anil Kumble was himself monitoring the players up and close in the Duleep Trophy and he might have a major say in picking up the team for New Zealand series.

Cheteshwar Pujara’s brilliant double ton has surely managed to keep his place safe in the squad and hence left a void for the selectors as to pick someone else in place of someone like Rohit Sharma, who hasn’t been performing in the Tests.  The bowling department, despite looking settled, might see some new faces.

Here are the top players who will be in the selectors’ radar to be picked for the New Zealand series:

1. Gautam Gambhir

The elegant left-handed batsman Gautam Gambhir has been out of the national team for quite a long time now. But with the kind of form he has been in, he surely looks in a great touch to stage a comeback. Gambhir has been in an ominous touch since the IPL this year where he ended up as one of the top 5 leading run-getters of the season with 501 runs to his name.

He carried his good form forward in the Duleep Trophy too, scoring 320 runs in 4 innings so far. He averages 80 and has hit a half-century in every inning that he has played so far. Scores of 94, 59, 90 and 77 speaks volumes about his consistency at the moment. With Shikhar Dhawan struggling to find their feet at the crease, Gambhir has a strong chance to stage a comeback.