Samson Returns, Kuldeep-Harshit Out: India's T20I XI vs New Zealand in Nagpur

• Sanju Samson returns to open with Abhishek Sharma; Ishan Kishan bats at No. 3 after two years.
• Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana dropped from India's playing XI for the 1st T20I.
• Varun Chakaravarthy is the specialist spinner, supported by vice-captain Axar Patel.
• Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh lead pace attack; Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube offer medium-pace.
• Rinku Singh included over Shreyas Iyer; Suryakumar Yadav plays his 100th T20I.

Why It Matters: India makes key changes for 1st T20I against New Zealand, with Samson returning and Yadav hitting 100 T20Is.