The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday announced the squad for the upcoming ODI and Test series against Bangladesh and three T20Is and three ODIs in New Zealand.
Earlier, Hardik Pandya was announced as the captain of the Indian squad in the T20Is against New Zealand, with Rishabh Pant being his deputy, while Shikhar Dhawan will lead the Men in Blue in the ODIs against the Kiwis.
The Men in Blue will be captained by Rohit Sharma for both the ODI and Test series, vs Bangladesh, while KL Rahul will play the role of deputy. Rahul Tripathi and Yash Dayal got their call-up for the ODIs. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul have been rested for the upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand.
Team India will play three ODIs and two Tests against Bangladesh. The opening ODI will take place on December 4, followed by the second and third matches on December 7 and 10 respectively.
The Test series against Bangladesh will begin on December 14 with the first Test, and the second one will begin on December 22. Jasprit Bumrah, who was ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to a back injury, has been rested from these tours again to give him adequate time to recover fully.
Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, and Sanju Samson will be among the players who will have an opportunity in the T20Is and ODIs against New Zealand as well as in the series against Bangladesh. Rajat Patidar and Rahul Tripathi impressed with their batting performances during the white-ball series between India A and New Zealand A.
Team India will play. The first T20I will be played on November 18, followed by the second and third on November 20 and November 22, respectively. The three-match ODI series will start on November 25. The last time India toured New Zealand was in January-February 2020.
India are placed second in Group 2 in the Super 12 after winning two of their last three games in the ongoing T20 World Cup. The Men in Blue are tied with Bangladesh and trail South Africa by one point. Bangladesh will be their next opponents at the Adelaide Oval. They would play Zimbabwe in their final game.
India should advance to the semifinals with victories in its final two games. And since New Zealand is in first place in Group 1, it appears that the two nations will face off in the semifinal. Squad for New Zealand T20Is: Hardik Pandya (C), Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wk), W Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umran Malik.
Squad for New Zealand ODIs: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wk), W Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen and Umran Malik.
Squad for Bangladesh ODIs: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, W Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar and Yash Dayal.
Squad for Bangladesh Tests: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav.