The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-Test series against New Zealand, starting September 22. India have retained 15 of the 17 players who traveled to the Caribbean for a four-Test tour against the West Indies in July, with all-rounder Stuart Binny and seam bowler Shardul Thakur missing out. India is scheduled to host New Zealand for three Tests in Kanpur, Kolkata and Indore.

India squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, M Vijay, Umesh Yadav.