Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Ravindra Ruled Out as Milne Returns for India T20Is
New Zealand chose 16 players for five T20 cricket matches against India.
Mitchell Santner will be the captain.
Rachin Ravindra cannot play because he hurt and dislocated his right shoulder.
His recovery may take about six weeks.
New Zealand hopes he can return for the ODI matches in November.
Adam Milne is returning after being away from the team for more than a year.
The squad has seven fast bowlers to choose from.
The first match will be played in Christchurch on October 22.
Finn Allen and Tim Seifert are expected to open the batting together again.
Rachin Ravindra will miss New Zealand’s five-match T20I series against India after dislocating his right shoulder during a promotional shoot.
Mitchell Santner will captain New Zealand’s 16-man squad, with the series beginning October 22 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Adam Milne returns after more than a year away, joining six other pace options in a seven-player fast-bowling group.
Thirteen players from New Zealand’s side that finished runner-up to India at this year’s T20 World Cup have been selected.
Ravindra’s rehabilitation is expected to take about six weeks, while Ben Sears remains unavailable during ankle-injury rehabilitation.
- Who
- New Zealand, led by Mitchell Santner, will play India; Rachin Ravindra is absent and Adam Milne returns.
- What
- New Zealand named a 16-player squad for a five-match T20I series against India.
- When
- The series begins October 22 and runs across 11 days; the ODI series is scheduled to begin November 4.
- Where
- The T20Is will be played in four New Zealand cities, beginning at Hagley Oval in Christchurch; the ODIs begin at Eden Park in Auckland.
- Why
- Ravindra is unavailable because of a dislocated right shoulder, while Milne returns to strengthen New Zealand’s pace options.
- Series
- Five T20Is between New Zealand and India
- Squad size
- 16 players
- Captain
- Mitchell Santner
- Opening match
- October 22 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- Ravindra’s injury
- Dislocated right shoulder sustained during a promotional shoot
- Expected rehabilitation
- About six weeks, with a hoped-for return for the ODIs
- Unavailable player
- Ben Sears, who is rehabilitating an ankle injury
- Pace attack
- Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Adam Milne, Zak Foulkes and Nathan Smith
Sources
NZ vs Ind T20I series: Adam Milne returns as New Zealand announce squad for five matches against India
Ravindra ruled out, Milne returns as NZ name pace-heavy squad for India T20Is
India vs New Zealand T20Is: Rachin Ravindra Ruled Out With Shoulder Injury As Adam Milne Returns To Kiwi Squad After A Year
