January 13, 2023
BCCI has announced team India’s Squad for the upcoming New Zealand’s Tour of India and the First two test matches against Australia in the Border- Gavaskar trophy.
Team India will play three ODI Matches against New Zealand and as many T20Is starting Jan 18.
Indias ODI squad against New Zealand:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik.
Indias T20I squad against New Zealand:
Hardik Pandya (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.
KL Rahul and axar Patel were unavailable for selection for New Zealand’s tour due to personal commitments.
In the ODIs Squad, there are three changes as KL Rahul and Axar Patel are missing out due to personal commitments KS Bharat and Shahbaz Ahmed are replacing them & Shardual Thakur has replaced Arshdeep Singh in the squad.
As Team India wants to focus on the upcoming ODI Worldcup, senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not part of the T20 squad, with Hardik leading the side. The T20 team also has a couple of changes, with Prithvi shaw making a comeback into the team after record-breaking innings in the Ranji trophy, kuldeep Yadav coming in for Axar Patel, and Harshal Patel has been dropped after an ordinary performance in the Sri Lanka series.
India’s Test squad for the first two Tests against Australia:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
Captain Rohit Sharma is back in the side after missing out on the Bangladesh series due to injury.
With Rishab Pant injured in the freak car accident, Ishan Kishan has been added as a backup for KS Bharat. Also, Surya Kumar Yadav has been included in the squad after his phenomenal performance in white-ball cricket.