India vs New Zealand 2016: India's possible playing XI

The final line-up

As mentioned earlier, a lot depends on the team combination. Ten out of the 11 spots are already occupied, with Rohit Sharma and Amit Mishra fighting for the remaining one spot.

With R Ashwin batting at no. 6, it allows the team management to go in with an extra bowler and it is highly likely that it will be the case against New Zealand in the first test too.

So, Amit Mishra might just get into the squad ahead of Rohit Sharma.

Probable Playing XI: KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra,Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami.