Mumbai: The All-India Senior Selection Committee picked a 16-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand and made Rohit Sharma the captain. KL Rahul has been chosen as vice-captain for the three T20 internationals starting from November 17, 2021.
Virat Kohli has been given rest, while all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been dropped. Meanwhile, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and pacer Mohammed Siraj return to India's T20 squad for series against New Zealand.
India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj.
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NEW ZEALAND TOUR OF INDIA I 2021-22 |
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Day |
Date |
Match |
Venue |
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Wednesday |
17th Nov 2021 |
1st T20I |
Jaipur |
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Friday |
19th Nov 2021 |
2nd T20I |
Ranchi |
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Sunday |
21st Nov 2021 |
3rd T20I |
Kolkata |
The Committee also picked the India ‘A’ squad for the South Africa tour scheduled to start from 23rd November, 2021 in Bloemfontein. The team will play three four-day matches during the tour.
India ‘A’ squad for South Africa tour: Priyank Panchal (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Baba Aparajith, Upendra Yadav (wicket-keeper), K Gowtham, Rahul Chahar, Saurabh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Umran Malik, Ishan Porel, Arzan Nagwaswalla.
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INDIA A TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA I 2021-22 |
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Day |
Date |
Match |
Venue |
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Tue-Fri |
23rd to 26th Nov 2021 |
1st Four-day Match |
Bloemfontein |
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Mon-Thu |
29th Nov to 2nd Dec 2021 |
2nd Four-day Match |
Bloemfontein |
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Mon-Thu |
6th to 9th Dec 2021 |
3rd Four-day Match |
Bloemfontein |
