India have named a 16-strong squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar earning a recall.
Bhuvneshwar returns to the India T20I squad after a four-year hiatus. The veteran quick was instrumental in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's back-to-back IPL title wins, picking up a combined 45 wickets over two seasons. Bhuvneshwar's last T20I outing also came in New Zealand in 2022, where he picked up one wicket in two matches as India won the series 1-0.
Varun Chakaravarthy returns to the squad after missing the one-off Japan T20I, Asian Games and the West Indies T20Is due to a side strain. Naman Dhir, who replaced Prasidh Krishna for the ongoing series against the West Indies, has retained his spot.
Indiaβs T20I squad for New Zealand tour
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.
India are scheduled to play five T20Is between October 22 and November 1 in New Zealand, before a five-match ODI series, which is scheduled to run from November 4 to 15. The ODI squad is yet to be announced.
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Dhruv Jurel named India A captain for unofficial Test series against New Zealand A
Washington Sundar, who was pulled out of the West Indies T20Is to feature in the Ranji Trophy, has been named in the A squad, which will be led by Dhruv Jurel. Risbhah Pant has been named in the A squad as well, but his availability is subject to fitness. Ravichandran Smaran, who was the top-scorer in last season's Ranji Trophy and scored a fighting hundred in the recent Irani Cup, has also been named in the A squad.
India A squad for New Zealand tour: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Smaran, Rishabh Pant (wk)*, Dhruv Jurel (c) (wk), Washington Sundar, Auqib Nabi, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Manav Suthar, Mukesh Choudhary, Sai Sudharsan, Yash Rathod, Mukesh Kumar.
India A are scheduled to play three unofficial Tests against New Zealand A in the lead up to the two-Test series between the senior sides. The A series is scheduled to start on October 24, with the second and third games set to begin on October 31 and November 7, respectively. The Test series kicks off on November 19.
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