Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo)
NEW DELHI: The Indian men's selection committee has announced the Test and ODI squads for the upcoming tour of New Zealand.After the T20I series, India will play five ODIs and two Test matches against New Zealand.
Shubman Gill will captain India in the first three ODIs, while Shreyas Iyer will lead the team in the fourth and fifth matches.Gill will also captain India in the Test series, with KL Rahul named his deputy.
India’s ODI Squad For First Three Matches
Shubman Gill will lead the team in the first three ODIs, with Shreyas Iyer serving as vice-captain. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are also part of the squad.Squad: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna* and Kuldeep Yadav.
India’s ODI Squad For Fourth and Fifth ODI
Shreyas Iyer will captain India in the last two ODIs, with Ishan Kishan named vice-captain and wicketkeeper. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are also included in the squad.Squad: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper and vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav.
Prasidh Krishna's selection is subject to fitness clearance.
India’s Test Squad For New Zealand Tour
Shubman Gill will lead India in the Test series, with KL Rahul as vice-captain. The squad also includes Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.Squad: Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper)*, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj.Rishabh Pant's selection is subject to fitness clearance.