After the poor performance of the Indian team in the World Twenty20, the Indian team has been uprooted. For the tour of New Zealand, Rohit Sharma has been given the leadership of the team while KL Rahul has been appointed as his deputy.
Virat Kohli had announced that he would step down as captain of the team after the World Twenty20 and rumors were circulating that Rohit Sharma would get the captaincy.
Virat Kohli Jaspreet Bumrah, Ravinder Jadeja and Mohammad Shami were not included and it was reported that they were dropped from the team for rest. The squad includes Rohit Sharma’s L Rahul Roturaj Gaikwad Shriyas Air Surya Kumar Yadav Rishbh Punt Ishan Kishan Venkatesh Air Yazvindra Chahal Ravi Chandran Eshwan Akshar Patel Owais Khan Bhuvneshwar Kumar Deepak Chahar Hershel Patel and Mohammad Siraj.
