The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced Team India’s squads for the upcoming five-match ODI series and two-match Test series against New Zealand. Shubman Gill will lead the team in the first three ODIs, while Shreyas Iyer has been named captain for the final two one-dayers. The team management is likely to manage Gill’s workload, with the star batter also set to lead India in the two-match Test series that concludes the tour.
The BCCI on Friday announced Team India’s squads for the upcoming five-match ODI series and two-match Test series against New Zealand.
Former captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be available for the entirety of the ODI series, having retired from Tests and T20Is. Bengal pacer Akash Deep has been recalled to the Test side, while wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra received his maiden call-up for the final two ODIs. Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah will take no part in the ODI series but will feature in the two Tests. Meanwhile, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has also been omitted from the ODI squad. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel have been named in India’s Test squad as wicketkeepers, with Pant’s participation subject to clearance from the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE). India’s ODI squad for the first three ODIs: Shubman Gill [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer [VC], KL Rahul [WK], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna*, Kuldeep Yadav
