Shubhman Gill has been in a rich vein of form in the 50-over format. The batter has scored 1254 runs in 21 innings at a staggering average of 73.76 and made a double hundred against New Zealand in the first ODI in Hyderabad.
Kishan said it felt good to have received his maiden Test call-up as even when he was playing white-ball cricket for India, his father would tell him that the longer format is where one faces a lot of challenges and it is where his skills will be truly tested.
The right-hander's accomplishments with the bat in the T20I format have earned him a place in the test squad while Ishan has been included as a replacement for India's first-choice wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant who is nursing his injuries after being involved in a car accident.
KL Rahul and Axar Patel will not feature in the New Zealand Home series due to family commitments. KS Bharat, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed and Shardul Thakur have been roped in for the limited-overs assignment against the Kiwis.
Malik bettered his own record of becoming the fastest Indian pacer. The speedster bowled the delivery in his second over (14th over of the inning) of his first spell.
Earlier, the All-India Senior Selection Committee included star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in India's ODI squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
The Jammu-born pacer surpassed Bumrah's record of 153.36 kph to earn the tag to be the fastest Indian bowler. Bumrah however, will have the chance to snatch the fastest bowler tag when he makes a comeback from his injury in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, beginning on January 10. Pacer Moh