The Indian cricket team travels to New Zealand next week to play three Tests, five one-dayers and two Twenty20 internationals.
Young Mumbai pacer Dhawal Kulkarni is a surprise inclusion in the 16-man Test squad, which is by and large, the same that played England at home. He was rewarded for a superb showing in last domestic season.
His haul of 42 wickets were instrumental in Mumbai winning the Ranji Trophy for a record 38th time.
Here's a statistical outlook of the players.
Test career figures - Batting & fielding
| Player | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | 100 | 50 | 0 | Ct/St |
| MS Dhoni | 35 | 56 | 6 | 1807 | 148 | 36.14 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 81/17 |
| L Balaji | 8 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| R Dravid | 131 | 227 | 26 | 10509 | 270 | 52.28 | 26 | 53 | 8 | 180 |
| G Gambhir | 22 | 39 | 2 | 1826 | 206 | 49.35 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 74 | 104 | 20 | 1403 | 66 | 16.70 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 38 |
| KD Karthik | 21 | 34 | 1 | 967 | 129 | 29.30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 46/5 |
| VVS Laxman | 102 | 169 | 24 | 6446 | 281 | 44.46 | 13 | 37 | 11 | 107 |
| A Mishra | 5 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 23 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| V Sehwag | 66 | 114 | 4 | 5617 | 319 | 51.06 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 50 |
| I Sharma | 15 | 21 | 12 | 118 | 23 | 13.11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| SR Tendulkar | 156 | 256 | 27 | 12429 | 248* | 54.28 | 41 | 51 | 14 | 100 |
| M Vijay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 41 | 37.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 25 | 40 | 5 | 1262 | 169 | 36.06 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Zaheer Khan | 62 | 82 | 20 | 773 | 75 | 12.47 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 |
| MM Patel | 9 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 4.57 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Note: Dhawal Kulkarni has not played ODI, Test or T20 internationals
Test career figures - Bowling
| Player | Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | 5WI | 10WM | Avg | SR | RpO |
| L Balaji | 8 | 292.4 | 64 | 1004 | 27 | 5-76 | 1 | 0 | 37.19 | 65.04 | 3.43 |
| MS Dhoni | 35 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7.00 |
| R Dravid | 131 | 20 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 1-18 | 0 | 0 | 39.00 | 120.00 | 1.95 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 74 | 3430.5 | 656 | 9698 | 314 | 8-84 | 22 | 5 | 30.89 | 65.56 | 2.83 |
| VVS Laxman | 102 | 54 | 12 | 126 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 63.00 | 162.00 | 2.33 |
| A Mishra | 5 | 205 | 37 | 593 | 20 | 5-71 | 1 | 0 | 29.65 | 61.50 | 2.89 |
| V Sehwag | 66 | 387.1 | 58 | 1149 | 29 | 5-104 | 1 | 0 | 39.62 | 80.10 | 2.97 |
| I Sharma | 15 | 444.4 | 82 | 1390 | 44 | 5-118 | 1 | 0 | 31.59 | 60.64 | 3.13 |
| SR Tendulkar | 156 | 646.4 | 81 | 2227 | 42 | 3-10 | 0 | 0 | 53.02 | 92.38 | 3.44 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 25 | 71 | 8 | 232 | 6 | 2-9 | 0 | 0 | 38.67 | 71.00 | 3.27 |
| Zaheer Khan | 62 | 2044.5 | 415 | 6707 | 197 | 5-29 | 6 | 0 | 34.05 | 62.28 | 3.28 |
| MM Patel | 9 | 315 | 68 | 940 | 28 | 4-25 | 0 | 0 | 33.57 | 67.50 | 2.98 |
ODI career figures - Batting & fielding
| Player | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | 100 | 50s | 0s | Ct/St |
| MS Dhoni (Cap-Kpr) | 130 | 117 | 30 | 4201 | 183* | 48.29 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 130/40 |
| G Gambhir | 69 | 69 | 6 | 2424 | 150 | 38.48 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 180 | 96 | 26 | 911 | 46 | 13.01 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 49 |
| KD Karthik (Kpr) | 26 | 20 | 5 | 330 | 63 | 22.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23/2 |
| P Kumar | 18 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 15 | 9.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| PP Ojha | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16* | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MM Patel | 38 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 15 | 7.43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| IK Pathan | 107 | 78 | 18 | 1368 | 83 | 22.80 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| YK Pathan | 17 | 11 | 4 | 179 | 59* | 25.57 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| SK Raina | 60 | 51 | 9 | 1433 | 116* | 34.12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| V Sehwag | 200 | 195 | 7 | 6293 | 130 | 33.47 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 77 |
| I Sharma | 25 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| RG Sharma | 35 | 34 | 9 | 637 | 70* | 25.48 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| SR Tendulkar | 422 | 412 | 38 | 16440 | 186* | 43.96 | 42 | 90 | 20 | 128 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 227 | 209 | 30 | 6750 | 139 | 37.71 | 11 | 39 | 11 | 70 |
| Zaheer Khan | 157 | 87 | 35 | 696 | 34* | 13.38 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33 |
ODI career figures - Bowling
| Player | Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | 4W | Avg | SR | RpO |
| G Gambhir | 69 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0-13 | 0 | - | - | 13.00 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 180 | 1585.6 | 71 | 6660 | 202 | 5-31 | 4 | 32.97 | 47.11 | 4.20 |
| P Kumar | 18 | 156.5 | 14 | 743 | 26 | 4-31 | 3 | 28.58 | 36.19 | 4.74 |
| PP Ojha | 9 | 80 | 5 | 336 | 12 | 4-38 | 1 | 28.00 | 40.00 | 4.20 |
| MM Patel | 38 | 294.5 | 27 | 1371 | 46 | 4-49 | 1 | 29.80 | 38.46 | 4.65 |
| IK Pathan | 107 | 865.4 | 49 | 4547 | 152 | 5-27 | 5 | 29.91 | 34.17 | 5.25 |
| YK Pathan | 17 | 65.4 | 0 | 362 | 7 | 1-7 | 0 | 51.71 | 56.29 | 5.51 |
| SK Raina | 60 | 22.2 | 0 | 118 | 1 | 1-23 | 0 | 118.00 | 134.00 | 5.28 |
| V Sehwag | 200 | 669.1 | 12 | 3531 | 87 | 3-25 | 0 | 40.59 | 46.15 | 5.28 |
| I Sharma | 25 | 199.1 | 6 | 1093 | 37 | 4-38 | 3 | 29.54 | 32.30 | 5.49 |
| RG Sharma | 35 | 21.5 | 2 | 98 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 | - | - | 4.49 |
| SR Tendulkar | 422 | 1335.5 | 25 | 6806 | 154 | 5-32 | 6 | 44.19 | 52.05 | 5.09 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 227 | 526.2 | 13 | 2696 | 68 | 4-6 | 2 | 39.65 | 46.44 | 5.12 |
| Zaheer Khan | 157 | 1316.3 | 98 | 6382 | 221 | 5-42 | 8 | 28.88 | 35.74 | 4.85 |
Twenty20 international career stats - Batting & fielding
| Player | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | 100 | 50 | 0 | Ct/St |
| MS Dhoni (Cap-Kpr) | 11 | 10 | 2 | 185 | 45 | 23.13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| G Gambhir | 10 | 9 | 0 | 312 | 75 | 34.67 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RA Jadeja | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KD Karthik (Kpr) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 31* | 16.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/2 |
| P Kumar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IK Pathan | 11 | 8 | 5 | 93 | 33* | 31.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YK Pathan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 22* | 37.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SK Raina | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 35 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| V Sehwag | 10 | 9 | 0 | 173 | 68 | 19.22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| I Sharma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RG Sharma | 7 | 5 | 3 | 100 | 50* | 50.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 8 | 7 | 1 | 211 | 70 | 35.17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Zaheer Khan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Twenty20 international career stats - Bowling
| Player | Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | 4W | Avg | SR | RpO |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 32 | 0 | 227 | 9 | 2-24 | 0 | 25.22 | 21.33 | 7.09 |
| RA Jadeja | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0-29 | 0 | - | - | 7.25 |
| P Kumar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1-15 | 0 | 15.00 | 12.00 | 7.50 |
| IK Pathan | 11 | 37 | 1 | 265 | 13 | 3-16 | 0 | 20.38 | 17.08 | 7.16 |
| YK Pathan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2-23 | 0 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 5.60 |
| V Sehwag | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0-20 | 0 | - | - | 20.00 |
| I Sharma | 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1-40 | 0 | 48.00 | 32.00 | 9.00 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 8 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1-38 | 0 | 38.00 | 18.00 | 12.67 |
| Zaheer Khan | 2 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 2-15 | 0 | 24.50 | 24.00 | 6.13 |
