India’s Kohli, Sharma to be rested for New Zealand tour

NEW DELHI – October 31 (ONLINE) India announced their squad for their upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand and the ODI and Test series against Bangladesh on Monday.

According to Indian media, Hardik Pandya will lead India in New Zealand T20Is, while Shikhar Dhawan will captain the side in ODIs down under. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are among the senior players who have been rested for the tour. However, the two players will return to the squad in the ODIs and Tests against Bangladesh with Rohit Sharma being the captain.

“We are basically loooking for Prithvi (Shaw). We are in constant touch with Prithvi. He is going well. He is doing nothing wrong at alll. The thing is that we have to see whether the guys who are playing are also getting their chances. He will definitely get his chance. Selectors are in constant touch with Prithvi. He will get his chances very soon,” said the chief selector of the Indian cricket team.

India 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, Umran Malik.

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