India’s Squads for New Zealand Tour 2026
The BCCI has officially announced India’s ODI and Test squads for the New Zealand tour 2026, confirming several major selection and leadership decisions ahead of the five-match ODI series and two-Test assignment.
India will use two separate ODI squads during the five-match series. Shubman Gill will captain the first three ODIs, with Shreyas Iyer serving as vice-captain. For the fourth and fifth ODIs, Shreyas Iyer takes over as captain, while wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan becomes vice-captain.
The Senior Men’s Selection Committee has announced India’s squads for the multi-format tour of New Zealand. The tour, which forms a vital part of India’s World Test Championship (WTC) cycle along with three white-ball ODIs, showcases a tactical blend of established stalwarts and in-form domestic performers geared for challenging swing and seam conditions.
India’s T20I Squad:
Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson [WK], Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan [WK], Tilak Varma [VC], Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav
India’s ODI Squad for the First Three ODIs:
Shubman Gill [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer [VC], KL Rahul [WK], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna*, Kuldeep Yadav
India’s ODI Squad for Fourth and fifth ODIs:
Shreyas Iyer [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan [WK, VC], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
India’s Test Squad:
Shubman Gill [C], Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul [VC], Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant [WK]*, Dhruv Jurel [WK], Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
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#TeamIndia’s ODI and Test squads for New Zealand tour announced 📝
Captain Shubman Gill will lead the side for the first 3️⃣ ODIs, before Shreyas Iyer takes charge for the last 2️⃣ matches.
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