India Stats
India Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order
India v New Zealand, Wed 18 Nov, 22:00: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one
Updated 23 August 2026, after the Sri Lanka game
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Batter, batted 1
45 53 balls
2
Lokesh Rahul
Keeper, batted 2
18 33 balls
3
Devdutt Padikkal
Batter, batted 3
117 193 balls
4
Shubman Gill
Batter, batted 4
50 108 balls
5
Rishabh Pant
Keeper, batted 5
63 89 balls
6
Ravindra Jadeja
All-rounder, batted 6
43 83 balls
7
Dhruv Jurel
Keeper, batted 7
115* 177 balls
8
S
Saransh Jain
All-rounder, batted 8
6 8 balls
9
Manav Suthar
Bowler, batted 9
18 51 balls
10
Mohammed Siraj
Bowler, batted 10
3 29 balls
11
Prasidh Krishna
Bowler, batted 11
4* 7 balls
India Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 20 Tests, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yashasvi Jaiswal | 16 | 74.7 | 59.8 | L. Rahul (2), R. Sharma (1) |
| 2Lokesh Rahul | 11 | 83.5 | 50.4 | R. Sharma (5), S. Gill (3) |
| 3Shubman Gill | 7 | 30.3 | 62.7 | D. Padikkal (3), C. Pujara (3) |
| 4Virat Kohli | 13 | 53.7 | 53.8 | S. Gill (7) |
| 5Rishabh Pant | 13 | 91.9 | 80.4 | A. Rahane (3), S. Iyer (2) |
| 6Ravindra Jadeja | 8 | 78.6 | 48.4 | S. Iyer (3), L. Rahul (2) |
| 7Ravindra Jadeja | 7 | 62.6 | 55.0 | N. Kumar Reddy (3), D. Jurel (2) |
| 8Washington Sundar | 5 | 62.0 | 47.0 | R. Ashwin (4), S. Thakur (4) |
| 9Akash Deep | 3 | 26.7 | 59.3 | M. Siraj (3), J. Unadkat (2) |
| 10Jasprit Bumrah | 8 | 12.7 | 45.6 | M. Siraj (6), U. Yadav (2) |
| 11Mohammed Siraj | 10 | 5.9 | 34.6 | P. Krishna (6), M. Kumar (2) |
India Selections
Every player India picked in the last 20 Tests, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 20/20 | 11 | XI |
| Shubman Gill | 18/20 | 4 | XI |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 16/20 | 1 | XI |
| Lokesh Rahul | 16/20 | 2 | XI |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 15/20 | 6 | XI |
| Rishabh Pant | 14/20 | 5 | XI |
| Virat Kohli | 13/20 | 4 | - |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 11/20 | 10 | - |
| Rohit Sharma | 8/20 | 2 | - |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 8/20 | 7 | - |
| Prasidh Krishna | 8/20 | 11 | XI |
| Washington Sundar | 7/20 | 8 | - |
| Dhruv Jurel | 6/20 | 7 | XI |
| Shardul Thakur | 6/20 | 8 | - |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 6/20 | 8 | - |
| Shreyas Iyer | 5/20 | 6 | - |
| Akash Deep | 5/20 | 9 | - |
| Sai Sudharsan | 4/20 | 3 | - |
| Karun Nair | 4/20 | 3 | - |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 4/20 | 3 | - |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 3/20 | 3 | XI |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 3/20 | 5 | - |
| 3/20 | 7 | - | |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 3/20 | 9 | - |
| Umesh Yadav | 3/20 | 10 | - |
| Ishan Kishan | 2/20 | 7 | - |
| Manav Suthar | 2/20 | 9 | XI |
| Harshit Rana | 2/20 | 9 | - |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 2/20 | 10 | - |
| Mohammed Shami | 2/20 | 10 | - |
| Mukesh Kumar | 2/20 | 11 | - |
| Hanuma Vihari | 1/20 | 3 | - |
| Srikar Bharat | 1/20 | 7 | - |
| Saransh Jain | 1/20 | 8 | XI |
| Anshul Kamboj | 1/20 | 9 | - |
India Test Lineups Questions
What is India's predicted XI against New Zealand?
Until the toss, India's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 23 Aug 2026 against Sri Lanka: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lokesh Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Who opens the batting for India?
Over the last 20 Tests, Yashasvi Jaiswal batted at one 16 times and Lokesh Rahul at two 11 times.
Who bats at three for India?
Shubman Gill, 7 times in the last 20 Tests, then Devdutt Padikkal (3).
Who has played every Test for India recently?
Mohammed Siraj played all of India's last 20 Tests.