Ind vs NZ: Prithvi Shaw Picked for T20Is, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Left Out
India vs New Zealand: Hardik Pandya will continue to lead the T20I side in Rohit Sharma's absence.
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Attacking opener Prithvi Shaw was called up to the India T20I squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand, while KS Bharat was named as wicketkeeper for the ODI squad.
Shaw, currently 23 years old, has been in brilliant form in the domestic circuit. He recently scored 379 runs in a Ranji Trophy game match against Assam.
As per a BCCI release, KL Rahul and Axar Patel are unavailable due to family commitments, with the selection committee naming Bharat and Shahbaz Ahmed as their replacements in the ODI squad.
Prithvi Shaw is making a comeback in the national team.
(Photo: BCCI)
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya will continue to lead the T20I side which has a familiar group of players, who featured in the series against Sri Lanka.
Jitesh Sharma Retains His Place
Sanju Samson, who got injured during the first T20I against Sri Lanka, remains on the sidelines and his replacement Jitesh Sharma has managed to hold onto his spot. But, Harshal Patel was left out and Kuldeep Yadav got picked in the T20I squad.
All-rounder Shardul Thakur, who didn't feature in the series against Sri Lanka, has been called up to the ODI squad in place of pacer Arshdeep Singh.
India's 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.
India's 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.
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