India announce 16-member squad for New Zealand T20Is: Who's in, who's out?
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newspoint|07-10-2026
Bhuvneshwar Kumar ’s return headlines the changes in India’s T20I squad for the upcoming New Zealand series , with the veteran pacer coming back into the national setup after a prolonged absence.
India have made two changes to the squad currently featuring in the ongoing T20I series against West Indies.
Bhuvneshwar returns, Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakaravarthy comes in
Varun Chakaravarthy replaces Ravi Bishnoi in the squad, while Bhuavneshwar Kumar has been added to the 16-member group for the New Zealand series. The rest of the squad remains unchanged, with Shreyas Iyer continuing as captain and Tilak Varma named his deputy.
The experienced seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's return will add depth and experience to India's pace attack alongside Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav.
Two changes from West Indies squad
India T20I squad for New Zealand series
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 A squad for New Zealand series
BCCI also annouced the squad for the India A series scheduled from October 24 to November 10.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Smaran, Rishabh Pant (WK)*, Dhruv Jurel (C/WK), Washington Sundar, Auqib Nabi, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Manav Suthar, Mukesh Choudhary, Sai Sudarsan, Yash Rathod, Mukesh Kumar
India have made two changes to the squad currently featuring in the ongoing T20I series against West Indies.
Bhuvneshwar returns, Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakaravarthy comes in
Varun Chakaravarthy replaces Ravi Bishnoi in the squad, while Bhuavneshwar Kumar has been added to the 16-member group for the New Zealand series. The rest of the squad remains unchanged, with Shreyas Iyer continuing as captain and Tilak Varma named his deputy.
The experienced seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's return will add depth and experience to India's pace attack alongside Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav.
Two changes from West Indies squad
- IN: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy
- OUT: Ravi Bishnoi
India T20I squad for New Zealand series
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 A squad for New Zealand series
BCCI also annouced the squad for the India A series scheduled from October 24 to November 10.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Smaran, Rishabh Pant (WK)*, Dhruv Jurel (C/WK), Washington Sundar, Auqib Nabi, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Manav Suthar, Mukesh Choudhary, Sai Sudarsan, Yash Rathod, Mukesh Kumar
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