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 40 Tests, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yashasvi Jaiswal | 31 | 84.3 | 66.5 | R. Sharma (5), L. Rahul (2) |
| 2Lokesh Rahul | 18 | 73.4 | 49.3 | R. Sharma (16), S. Gill (5) |
| 3Shubman Gill | 16 | 60.8 | 61.5 | S. Sudharsan (7), C. Pujara (6) |
| 4Virat Kohli | 19 | 55.8 | 52.7 | S. Gill (11), R. Patidar (2) |
| 5Rishabh Pant | 20 | 85.0 | 81.6 | R. Jadeja (4), S. Iyer (4) |
| 6Ravindra Jadeja | 14 | 74.1 | 49.0 | S. Iyer (5), L. Rahul (5) |
| 7Ravindra Jadeja | 14 | 52.4 | 53.3 | D. Jurel (5), S. Bharat (5) |
| 8Ravichandran Ashwin | 14 | 32.9 | 57.4 | W. Sundar (6), S. Thakur (4) |
| 9Kuldeep Yadav | 7 | 20.0 | 23.7 | A. Deep (5), M. Siraj (4) |
| 10Jasprit Bumrah | 16 | 11.6 | 43.0 | M. Siraj (7), M. Shami (5) |
| 11Mohammed Siraj | 20 | 5.8 | 28.0 | P. Krishna (6), J. Bumrah (3) |
India Selections
Every player India picked in the last 40 Tests, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 36/40 | 11 | XI |
| Shubman Gill | 33/40 | 3 | XI |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 33/40 | 6 | XI |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 31/40 | 1 | XI |
| Lokesh Rahul | 27/40 | 2 | XI |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 24/40 | 10 | - |
| Rohit Sharma | 23/40 | 2 | - |
| Virat Kohli | 23/40 | 4 | - |
| Rishabh Pant | 23/40 | 5 | XI |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 21/40 | 8 | - |
| Dhruv Jurel | 16/40 | 7 | XI |
| Washington Sundar | 14/40 | 8 | - |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 12/40 | 9 | - |
| Shreyas Iyer | 11/40 | 6 | - |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 11/40 | 7 | - |
| Axar Patel | 11/40 | 8 | - |
| Akash Deep | 10/40 | 9 | - |
| Prasidh Krishna | 9/40 | 11 | XI |
| Sai Sudharsan | 8/40 | 3 | - |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 8/40 | 3 | - |
| Srikar Bharat | 7/40 | 7 | - |
| Sarfaraz Khan | 6/40 | 6 | - |
| Shardul Thakur | 6/40 | 8 | - |
| Mohammed Shami | 6/40 | 10 | - |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 5/40 | 3 | XI |
| Umesh Yadav | 5/40 | 10 | - |
| Karun Nair | 4/40 | 3 | - |
| Rajat Patidar | 3/40 | 4 | - |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 3/40 | 5 | - |
| Manav Suthar | 3/40 | 8 | XI |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 3/40 | 9 | - |
| Mukesh Kumar | 3/40 | 11 | - |
| Hanuma Vihari | 2/40 | 3 | - |
| Ishan Kishan | 2/40 | 7 | - |
| Harshit Rana | 2/40 | 9 | - |
| Mayank Agarwal | 1/40 | 1 | - |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 1/40 | 6 | - |
| Saransh Jain | 1/40 | 8 | XI |
| Anshul Kamboj | 1/40 | 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 40 Tests, Yashasvi Jaiswal batted at one 31 times and Lokesh Rahul at two 18 times.
Who bats at three for India?
Shubman Gill, 16 times in the last 40 Tests, then Sai Sudharsan (7).
Who has played every Test for India recently?
Nobody played all of India's last 40 Tests. Mohammed Siraj played the most, 36.