The BCCI on Friday announced Team India’s squad for the upcoming limited-overs series against New Zealand as well as the first two Test matches against Australia. Hardik Pandya will lead the team in the T20I series against New Zealand, while Rohit Sharma will lead the team for the ODIs against New Zealand as well as the four-match Test series against Australia. Prithvi Shaw was recalled to the squad for the New Zealand T20Is after impressive performances with the bat in the domestic circuit, while Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan received Test calls up for the first time.
The BCCI also announced that KL Rahul and Akshar Patel would miss the New Zealand series due to family commitments, while Ravindra Jadeja, who is recovering from knee surgery, was included in the Test squad on the basis of his fitness. Is.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has selected the Indian squad for the upcoming MasterCard tour of India to New Zealand, comprising three ODIs and as many T20 matches,” the BCCI said in a statement.
Also, Jasprit Bumrah will not be able to play the first two Tests. The first Test will be played in Nagpur from February 9.
Indian team for New Zealand series
India’s ODI squad against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik.
India’s T20I squad against New Zealand: Hardik Pandya (c), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.
Indian team for the first two Tests against Australia
Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mo. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
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