Archive · 6 Oct 2026
India Name T20I Squad for New Zealand, Bhuvneshwar Returns
India has chosen the players who will travel to New Zealand for a T20 cricket series.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back in the team after four years away.
Varun Chakravarthy has also returned after an injury kept him out of recent matches.
He takes Ravi Bishnoi’s place in the squad.
Bishnoi is the only player from the current West Indies series squad who will not go to New Zealand.
India named its squad for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is included, making a comeback after four years.
Varun Chakravarthy returns after missing the Asian Games and West Indies series because of an injury.
Chakravarthy replaces Ravi Bishnoi in the squad.
Bishnoi is the only player from India’s ongoing West Indies series squad not selected for the New Zealand trip.
- Who
- India’s T20I squad, including returning players Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakravarthy.
- What
- India named its squad for the T20I series against New Zealand.
- Where
- New Zealand.
- Why
- The articles do not state a specific reason for the squad selections; Chakravarthy had missed recent series because of an injury.
Selected
Not selected
Squad inclusion
Selected
Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns to the India squad after four years, and Varun Chakravarthy is also back after injury.
Not selected
Ravi Bishnoi is left out and will not travel to New Zealand.
- Series
- India T20Is against New Zealand
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Returns to the squad after four years
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Returns after missing the Asian Games and West Indies series due to injury
- Squad change
- Chakravarthy replaces Ravi Bishnoi
- Omitted player
- Ravi Bishnoi is the only player from the ongoing West Indies series squad not selected for the New Zealand trip