The Indian team will have a week-long preparatory camp in Mumbai ahead of their Test series against New Zealand from Monday, November 14, 2021. New head coach Rahul Dravid will not be present with the players as he will be with the T20I team.

India will play three T20Is starting November 17 and then the two Tests will be played from Nov 25 in Kanpur and Dec 3 in Mumbai. Ajinkya Rahane will be captain in the first Test, while Virat Kohli will take over in the second Test match.

Furthermore, Indian Express reported that all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will join the squad at a later date as he has requested a few more days of rest. The Indian board hasn’t kept any secure bio-bubble for the camp but have advised players not to venture out and take precaution by not going in crowded places.

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Apart from Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, two wicket-keepers Wriddhiman Saha and KS Bharat, off-spinner Jayant Yadav, pacers Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna have been asked to report to Mumbai for the camp.

“With no red-ball cricket happening in the country, the BCCI felt it would be good if the players get some practice with the red ball before going for a Test in Kanpur. The BCCI was earlier planning to keep it in Bengaluru but as the team was about to fly from Mumbai to Kanpur, the camp was shifted here,” sources in the BCCI informed.

These players will be monitored by coaches and trainers of NCA, who will report to Dravid.

(Indian Express report)