The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Friday, introduced the squads for the upcoming residence T20I and ODI series towards New Zealand, beginning January 18 in Hyderabad.
Explosive opening batter Prithvi Shaw, who has been scoring loads of runs within the home circuit, has made his comeback into the T20I facet, which will likely be captained by Hardik Pandya as common skipper Rohit Sharma will solely lead India within the previous ODI series. Shaw has been in scintillating type within the home area and not too long ago smashed his maiden triple-hundred (379) within the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2022-23.
However, the likes of KL Rahul and Axar Patel, who sizzled within the second ODI towards Sri Lanka, will likely be unavailable for each the ODIs and T20Is versus Black Caps on account of household commitments. As a end result, KS Bharat and Shahbaz Ahmed have been included within the ODI outfit.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked India’s squads for the upcoming Mastercard New Zealand Tour of India that comprises three ODIs and as many T20Is. KL Rahul & Axar Patel were unavailable for the New Zealand Home series due to family commitments,” stated BCCI in an official media launch.
India’s ODI squad towards New Zealand
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik.
India’s T20I squad towards New Zealand
Hardik Pandya (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), 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.