Bhuvneshwar Kumar Returns to India T20I Squad After Four Years for New Zealand Tour
Mumbai, October 6 (Udaipur Kiran): Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has made a comeback to the Indian T20I squad after nearly four years for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. The 36-year-old last played an international match in November 2022, against New Zealand.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced India’s T20I squad for the New Zealand tour, with 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi retaining his place in the team.
India will tour New Zealand from October 22 to December 1. The tour will include five T20Is, five ODIs and two Test matches. The squads for the ODI and Test series have not yet been announced.
Bhuvneshwar Makes Comeback
Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s return is the major highlight of the T20I squad. He last represented India in an international match in November 2022 against New Zealand.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has emerged as one of the youngest players in the squad, has also retained his place for the New Zealand T20I series.
Smriti Mandhana Named Women’s Captain
The BCCI has also appointed Smriti Mandhana as the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team following Harmanpreet Kaur’s resignation.
Mandhana will lead the women’s team in the upcoming series against Zimbabwe this month. Harmanpreet stepped down as captain across all three formats after a meeting with the board earlier on Tuesday.
India T20I Squad for New Zealand Tour
Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav.
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