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
24 32 balls
2
Lokesh Rahul
Keeper, batted 2
100 165 balls
3
Sai Sudharsan
Batter, batted 3
81 104 balls
4
Shubman Gill
Batter, batted 4
126 177 balls
5
Rishabh Pant
Keeper, batted 5
81 121 balls
6
Dhruv Jurel
Keeper, batted 6
19 20 balls
7
Washington Sundar
All-rounder, batted 7
52* 68 balls
8
Manav Suthar
Bowler, batted 8
28 41 balls
9
Mohammed Siraj
Bowler, batted 9
22 12 balls
10
Kuldeep Yadav
Bowler, batted 10
9* 26 balls
11
Prasidh Krishna
Bowler
3-43 bowling
India Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 28 Tests, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yashasvi Jaiswal | 15 | 94.5 | 73.5 | R. Sharma (8), M. Agarwal (4) |
| 2Rohit Sharma | 13 | 51.7 | 62.5 | S. Gill (8), L. Rahul (7) |
| 3Cheteshwar Pujara | 10 | 38.4 | 37.0 | S. Gill (9), S. Sudharsan (4) |
| 4Virat Kohli | 13 | 51.7 | 47.7 | S. Gill (4), R. Patidar (2) |
| 5Rishabh Pant | 8 | 75.0 | 86.7 | A. Rahane (5), S. Iyer (4) |
| 6Ravindra Jadeja | 7 | 64.8 | 49.2 | R. Pant (6), S. Iyer (3) |
| 7Ravindra Jadeja | 9 | 62.6 | 55.1 | R. Ashwin (4), S. Bharat (4) |
| 8Ravichandran Ashwin | 14 | 33.1 | 53.5 | A. Patel (5), W. Sundar (3) |
| 9Axar Patel | 6 | 39.5 | 46.7 | K. Yadav (6), R. Ashwin (3) |
| 10Jasprit Bumrah | 9 | 9.1 | 39.0 | M. Shami (5), U. Yadav (3) |
| 11Mohammed Siraj | 13 | 6.7 | 33.1 | J. Bumrah (5), M. Shami (1) |
India Selections
Every player India picked in the last 28 Tests, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 23/28 | 8 | - |
| Shubman Gill | 22/28 | 3 | XI |
| Rohit Sharma | 21/28 | 2 | - |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 21/28 | 7 | - |
| Mohammed Siraj | 19/28 | 11 | XI |
| Virat Kohli | 17/28 | 4 | - |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 17/28 | 10 | - |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 15/28 | 1 | XI |
| Rishabh Pant | 15/28 | 5 | XI |
| Axar Patel | 13/28 | 9 | - |
| Lokesh Rahul | 11/28 | 2 | XI |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 11/28 | 3 | - |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 11/28 | 9 | XI |
| Dhruv Jurel | 10/28 | 7 | XI |
| Washington Sundar | 10/28 | 7 | XI |
| Shreyas Iyer | 9/28 | 5 | - |
| Srikar Bharat | 8/28 | 7 | - |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 6/28 | 5 | - |
| Sarfaraz Khan | 6/28 | 6 | - |
| Mohammed Shami | 6/28 | 10 | - |
| Ishant Sharma | 6/28 | 10 | - |
| Akash Deep | 5/28 | 10 | - |
| Mayank Agarwal | 4/28 | 1 | - |
| Sai Sudharsan | 4/28 | 3 | XI |
| Umesh Yadav | 4/28 | 10 | - |
| Rajat Patidar | 3/28 | 4 | - |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 3/28 | 7 | - |
| Hanuma Vihari | 2/28 | 3 | - |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 2/28 | 4 | - |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 2/28 | 6 | - |
| Wriddhiman Saha | 2/28 | 6 | - |
| Jayant Yadav | 2/28 | 9 | - |
| Manav Suthar | 1/28 | 8 | XI |
| Shahbaz Nadeem | 1/28 | 9 | - |
| Mukesh Kumar | 1/28 | 11 | - |
| Prasidh Krishna | 1/28 | - | XI |
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 6 Jun 2026 against Afghanistan: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lokesh Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.
Who opens the batting for India?
Over the last 28 Tests, Yashasvi Jaiswal batted at one 15 times and Rohit Sharma at two 13 times.
Who bats at three for India?
Cheteshwar Pujara, 10 times in the last 28 Tests, then Shubman Gill (9).
Who has played every Test for India recently?
Nobody played all of India's last 28 Tests. Ravichandran Ashwin played the most, 23.