India tour of New Zealand: Squads and Schedule

Team India will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is between the 18th and 30th of November 2022, on their tour of New Zealand.

The T20I side will be led by Hardik Pandya and the ODI team will be captained by Shikhar Dhawan.

Some of the senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have been rested for this series.

It will be an exciting series to witness since India are touring New Zealand after a long gap, expect the pitches to be great for batting and the seamers to enjoy the conditions on early on with the new ball.

Rishabh Pant has been named as the vice-captain for both T20I and ODI series.

Youngsters Kuldeep Sen and Umran Malik have also been given opportunities to showcase their talents. 

The selectors have ignored Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna and Venkatesh Iyer who were previously part of the Indian squads.

Rishabh Pant was tried as an opener before the T20 World Cup, but the left-hander did not show much promise, which gives an opportunity to the likes of Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson to shine at the top. 

Shubman Gill will be one of the players to watch out for in this series, expect him to pile up the runs on this tour.

India will be looking to bounce back after the nightmare in the Semi-Finals against England, it’s a good opportunity for the youngster to stand up and cement their spot in the XI.

Schedule

Nov 18, Friday: New Zealand vs India, 1st T20I at Sky Stadium, Wellington (Time: 12:00 PM IST)

Nov 20, Sunday: New Zealand vs India, 2nd T20I at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (Time: 12:00 PM IST)

Nov 22, Tuesday: New Zealand vs India, 3rd T20I at McLean Park, Napier (Time: 12:00 PM IST)

Nov 25, Friday: New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI at Eden Park, Auckland (Time: 7:00 AM IST)

Nov 27, Sunday: New Zealand vs India, 2nd ODI at Seddon Park, Hamilton (Time: 7:00 AM IST)

Nov 30, Wednesday: New Zealand v India, 3rd ODI at Hagley Oval, Christchurch  (Time: 7:00 AM IST)

Squads

India T20I squad: Hardik Pandya (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.

India ODI squad: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen, Umran Malik.

India tour of New Zealand: Live Streaming, Where to Watch

India’s Tour of New Zealand won’t be telecasted live on Television. All the games will be streamed live on the Amazon Prime App.

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