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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on January 13 (Friday) evening announced the senior national men's squad for the home white-ball series against New Zealand. The biggest omissions in the 16-member ODI squad are of wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul and all-rounder Axar Patel, both of whom will miss the series due to ‘family commitments’. Rahul and Axar are also not part of the T20I squad. KS Bharat has been included in place of Rahul while Shahbaz Ahmed earns a place in Axar's position.
When it comes to the T20I squad, swashbuckling right-handed batter Prithvi Shaw marks his return to the senior set-up while wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma keeps his place in the squad. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not be part of the T20Is against the Black Caps. Hardik Pandya will lead the side in the shortest format with Suryakumar Yadav as his deputy.
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.
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.
