India Revamps T20 Squad for New Zealand Series: 10 Changes, New Captain
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India Revamps T20 Squad for New Zealand Series: 10 Changes, New Captain

  • India makes 10 player changes and appoints Suryakumar Yadav as captain for the T20 series against New Zealand after an ODI series defeat.
  • Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja have retired from T20 cricket and are not part of the squad.
  • Key players like Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Mohammed Siraj are also absent from the T20 lineup.
  • The squad features new faces such as Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, and the return of Jasprit Bumrah.
  • Shreyas Iyer replaces the injured Tilak Varma, while Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav are retained from the ODI squad.

Why It Matters: India overhauls its T20 squad with a new captain and several changes to bounce back against New Zealand.

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