The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday announced the T20I squad to face New Zealand. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar got a recall after his strong Indian Premier League performance. Varun Chakaravarthy also returned to the side. Shreyas Iyer will lead the team in the series starting October 22.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday announced the T20I squad to face New Zealand in a five-match series.
The biggest addition to the unit was of pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who had last played a T20I in November 2022. After successful campaigns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League, Bhuvneshwar convinced the selectors for a re-call.
Varun Chakaravarthy also returns to the fold after missing out the previous series due to an injury.
The series will be played from October 22 to November 1, before a three-game ODI series and a two-match Test series.
This will be Shreyas Iyer's fourth overseas bilateral assignment as captain. He got his reign underway with series defeats against Ireland and England, but secured a 3-0 win over Zimbabwe.
Iyer also led India during the Asian Games in Japan, where the side defended its gold medal by defeating Pakistan in the final.
India squad
Shreyas Iyer [c], Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson [wk], Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan [wk], Tilak Varma [vc], Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav