BCCI has announced test & T20i squad to play the upcoming series against New Zealand. New Zealand will play 3T20i & 2 Test against India from 17 November onwards.
BCCI announced T20i squad at Tuesday & Test Squad yesterday. Hardik Pandya is not selected for T20i for his off form & Fitness issue. Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami has rested from Test Series. Virat Kohli also got rest but only from the first Test. Ajinkya Rahane will lead the test team in absence of Virat Kohli.
India’s T20i Squad:-
- Rohit Sharma (Captain),
- Lokesh Rahul (Vice-Captain),
- Ruturaj Gaikwad,
- Shreyas Iyer,
- Suryakumar Yadav,
- Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper),
- Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper),
- Venkatesh Iyer,
- Yuzvendra Chahal,
- Ravichandran Ashwin,
- Axar Patel,
- Avesh Khan,
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
- Deepak Chahar,
- Harshal Patel,
- Mohammed Siraj
India’s Test Squad:-
- Ajinkya Rahane (Captain for first Test),
- Virat Kohli (Rested for first Test, Captain for second)
- Lokesh Rahul,
- Mayank Agarwal,
- Cheteshwar Pujara,
- Shubman Gill,
- Shreyas Iyer,
- Wriddhiman Saha (wk),
- KS Bharat (wk),
- Ravindra Jadeja,
- Ravichandran Ashwin,
- Axar Patel,
- Jayant Yadav,
- Ishant Sharma,
- Umesh Yadav,
- Mohammed Siraj,
- Prasidh Krishna