India tour of New Zealand: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli rested; Hardik Pandya to captain T20 squad

The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Monday announced the squads for India’s upcoming series against New Zealand. Team India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested for the New Zeland series, which will begin on November 25. All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been appointed as captain while Rishabh Pant will be vice-captain for the T20 series with New Zealand. Shikhar Dhawan will captain in ODIs.

The committee has also announced the squad for the upcoming series against Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be back for the Bangladesh series, which will begin on December 4. India and Bangladesh will play 3 ODIs and two test matches.
 
Squad for NZ T20Is

Hardik Pandya (C), Rishabh Pant (VC and wicket-keeper), 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.

Squad for NZ ODIs

Shikhar Dhawan (C), Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wk), W Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen, Umran Malik.

Squad for Bangladesh ODIs

Rohit Sharma (C), KL  Rahul (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, W Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Yash Dayal

Squad for Bangladesh Tests

Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav.