BCCI Announce Squad For T20I Series Against New Zealand, New Captain Named

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked a 16-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand. India are set to play 3 T20Is starting from 17th November 2021.  

BCCI also confirmed Rohit Sharma as the new T20I captain of the Indian cricket team after Virat Kohli stepped down from the role after the T20 World Cup 2021 ended for India. KL Rahul has been named as the Vice-captain. 

NEWS - India’s squad for T20Is against New Zealand & India ‘A’ squad for South Africa tour announced.@ImRo45 named the T20I Captain for India.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 9, 2021

India squad for T20I series vs New Zealand: 

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