Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry have been named in New Zealand's squad for their upcoming two-Test series at home to India, with captain Tom Latham leading a 14-strong group for the matches in Wellington and Christchurch.

Spinning all-rounder Santner and fast bowler Henry, both 34, will form part of the squad to take on Shubman Gill's India in the series starting at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on 19 November, before the teams move to Hagley Oval in Christchurch for the second Test from 27 November to 1 December.

Jacob Duffy is the only addition from New Zealand's last outing in Test cricket, a tour of England in June. The retired Kane Williamson drops out of the group, as do fast bowlers Will O'Rourke, Ben Sears and Zak Foulkes, who are all managing injuries. Sears has an ankle injury, Foulkes a hip injury, and O'Rourke is on a return-to-play programme.

Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway and Tom Blundell have all been included despite injury concerns, and are aiming to be available for the first Test. Ravindra dislocated his right shoulder during a promotional shoot ahead of the T20I series against India and missed the white-ball leg, Conway was recovering from a concussion he suffered ahead of the opening one-day international, and Blundell was nursing a quadricep injury. New Zealand Cricket said the three are working through their respective injuries and aiming to be available for the first Test.

Santner is currently skippering the Black Caps in an ongoing five-match one-day series against the same opposition, a contest that Henry is also involved in. The full squad is: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner and Will Young.

Head coach Rob Walter said: "This series marks the start of an exciting summer of Test cricket for the BLACKCAPS. The squad is largely consistent with the team that competed in England earlier this year, so it'll be great to be back together to try and recreate some of that success on home soil." He added: "There are ten Tests scheduled between now and March, so there's no shortage of action for red-ball fans. Valuable Championship points are on the line of course, but our focus remains on playing our best cricket against a high-quality team like India."

The series carries important World Test Championship points. The hosts currently top the World Test Championship table ahead of the final in London next summer, with India sitting fourth. After the two Tests against India, New Zealand play a four-match series against Australia in December and January, and a two-match series against Sri Lanka in February.

The Test series and the preparations will also begin the tenure of the newly appointed batting coach BJ Watling, who starts on 16 November. He joins head coach Rob Walter, bowling coach Jacob Oram and outgoing batting coach Luke Ronchi in the coaching group.

India's Test squad is captained by Shubman Gill, with KL Rahul as vice-captain and Rishabh Pant subject to fitness clearance. New Zealand will hope their near full-strength squad, led by the experience of Latham, Santner, Henry and Daryl Mitchell, can make home advantage count against one of the strongest sides in world cricket when the first Test begins in Wellington next week.

Sources: Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and Cricbuzz.