Team India Shake-Up: Iyer Returns, Bishnoi Replaces Sundar for NZ T20s

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News18•17-01-2026, 07:40
Team India Shake-Up: Iyer Returns, Bishnoi Replaces Sundar for NZ T20s
- •Significant changes announced for Team India's T20 squad ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, with a series against New Zealand next month.
- •Shreyas Iyer returns to the T20 squad, replacing the injured Tilak Varma, and will play the first three matches.
- •Ravi Bishnoi has been included in the squad in place of Washington Sundar, who sustained a rib muscle injury.
- •Sundar will rest and report to the Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru for treatment.
- •The first match of the five-match T20I series against New Zealand is scheduled for January 21st in Nagpur.
Why It Matters: Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi join Team India's T20 squad for the New Zealand series due to injuries.
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