Hardik Pandya To Lead In NZ T20Is; Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan Get Maiden Test Name Ups

The BCCI on Friday introduced Team India’s squads for the upcoming white-ball sequence in opposition to New Zealand, in addition to the primary Two Tests in opposition to Australia. Hardik Pandya will lead the staff within the T20I sequence in opposition to New Zealand, whereas Rohit Sharma take cost of the staff for the ODIs in opposition to the Blackcaps, in addition to the four-mathc Test sereies in opposition to Australia. Prithvi Shaw, following his glorious run with the bat within the Domestic Circuit, was recalled to the Test squad, whereas Suryakumar and Yadav and Ishan Kishan have been additionally added to the squad for the primary two Tests in opposition to Australia. This is Kishan’s maiden Test call-up.

The BCCI additionally introduced that KL Rahul & Axar Patel will miss the New Zealand sequence on account of household commitments, whereas a name on Ravindra Jadeja’s availability for the primary two Tests will probably be taken later.

“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,” the BCCI mentioned in a press release.

India squads for New Zealand sequence

India’s ODI squad in opposition to 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 in opposition to 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.

India squad for first two Tests vs Australia

Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.