BCCI unveils separate T20I and ODI India squads for the New Zealand series.

New Zealand series; Today, the BCCI has released the Indian team squad that will be playing against New Zealand in the upcoming T20 and ODI series. Stay tuned till the end of this post to see who has been selected and who has been left out. You will also find the date and time of each match here.

The Indian team for the New Zealand series has been announced. The series will start with an ODI match. Shubman Gill will captain the team in the ODI series. Rishabh Pant has returned to the ODI team, and you will also get to see the magic of Siraj.

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India ODI Squad Against New Zealand series

In the series against New Zealand, Shubman Gill will captain the 15-member Indian team in the three-match ODI series starting on January 11, 2026.

Shubman Gill (c)

Top order Batter

Age: 36y 117d
Batting: Right hand Bat
Bowling: Right arm Offbreak

Shreyas Iyer (vc)

Top order Batter

Age: 41y 28d
Batting: Right hand Bat
Bowling: Offbreak, Legbreak Googly

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Opening Batter

Age: 34y 6d
Batting: Left hand Bat
Bowling: Legbreak

Virat Kohli

Top order Batter

Age: 47y 59d
Batting: Right hand Bat
Bowling: Right arm Medium

Rishabh Pant †

Wicketkeeper Batter

Age: 38y 91d
Batting: Left hand Bat

Rohit Sharma

Top order Batter

Age: 48y 248d
Batting: Right hand Bat
Bowling: Right arm Offbreak

Ravindra Jadeja

Allrounder

Age: 47y 28d
Batting: Left hand Bat
Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Batting Allrounder

Age: 32y 222d
Batting: Right hand Bat
Bowling: Right arm Medium fast

Washington Sundar

Bowling Allrounder

Age: 36y 90d
Batting: Left hand Bat
Bowling: Right arm Offbreak

Arshdeep Singh

Bowler

Age: 36y 332d
Batting: Left hand Bat
Bowling: Left arm Medium fast

Harshit Rana

Bowler

Age: 34y 12d
Batting: Right hand Bat
Bowling: Right arm Fast

Kuldeep Yadav

Bowler

Age: 41y 20d
Batting: Left hand Bat
Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin

Mohammed Siraj

Bowler

Age: 41y 296d
Batting: Right hand Bat
Bowling: Right arm Fast

Prasidh Krishna

Bowler

Age: 39y 318d
Batting: Right hand Bat
Bowling: Right arm Fast medium

The ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled for February, and keeping that in mind, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya have been rested. Fans on social media are expressing their displeasure, saying that not including Ruturaj Gaikwad in the team even after he scored a century is part of dirty politics.

New Zealand series ODI Schedule 

India 🇮🇳 vs New Zealand — White Ball Series 2026

ODI Series

ODI

1st ODI (D/N)

Sun, 11 Jan '26

🏟 BCA Stadium — Vadodara

India

New Zealand

1:30 PM IST

8:00 AM GMT | 1:30 PM Local

Match yet to begin

ODI

2nd ODI (D/N)

Wed, 14 Jan '26

🏟 Niranjan Shah Stadium — Rajkot

India

New Zealand

1:30 PM IST

8:00 AM GMT | 1:30 PM Local

Match yet to begin

ODI

3rd ODI (D/N)

Sun, 18 Jan '26

🏟 Holkar Cricket Stadium — Indore

India

New Zealand

1:30 PM IST

8:00 AM GMT | 1:30 PM Local

Match yet to begin

You can watch the entire match on JioHotstar, and it will also be telecast on Star Sports.

India T20 Squad Against New Zealand Series

In the T20 series against New Zealand, Ishan Kishan has been given a chance. Shubman Gill has been left out of the team. It's worth noting that Suryakumar Yadav will still be captaining the T20 series. See the full Indian T20 squad below.

Suryakumar Yadav (c)

Batter

Age: 35y 97d
Batting: Right hand
Bowling: Right arm Medium / Offbreak

Ishan Kishan †

Wicketkeeper Batter

Age: 27y 155d
Batting: Left hand
Bowling: Right arm Offbreak / Legbreak

Sanju Samson †

Wicketkeeper Batter

Age: 31y 39d
Batting: Right hand

Rinku Singh

Middle order Batter

Age: 28y 69d
Batting: Left hand
Bowling: Right arm Offbreak

Axar Patel (vc)

Allrounder

Age: 31y 334d
Batting: Left hand
Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

Abhishek Sharma

Batting Allrounder

Age: 25y 107d
Batting: Left hand
Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

Shivam Dube

Allrounder

Age: 32y 177d
Batting: Left hand
Bowling: Right arm Medium

Hardik Pandya

Allrounder

Age: 32y 70d
Batting: Right hand
Bowling: Right arm Medium fast

Tilak Varma

Batting Allrounder

Age: 23y 42d
Batting: Left hand
Bowling: Right arm Offbreak

Washington Sundar

Bowling Allrounder

Age: 26y 76d
Batting: Left hand
Bowling: Right arm Offbreak

Arshdeep Singh

Bowler

Age: 26y 318d
Batting: Left hand
Bowling: Left arm Medium fast

Jasprit Bumrah

Bowler

Age: 32y 14d
Batting: Right hand
Bowling: Right arm Fast

Harshit Rana

Bowler

Age: 23y 363d
Batting: Right hand
Bowling: Right arm Fast

Kuldeep Yadav

Bowler

Age: 31y 6d
Batting: Left hand
Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin

Varun Chakravarthy

Bowler

Age: 34y 113d
Batting: Right hand
Bowling: Legbreak Googly

New Zealand Series T20 Schedule 

India 🇮🇳 vs New Zealand 🇳🇿 T20I Series 2026

T20I Fixtures

T20I

1st T20I (N)

Wed, 21 Jan '26

🏟 Nagpur

India

New Zealand

7:00 PM IST

1:30 PM GMT | 7:00 PM Local

Match yet to begin

T20I

2nd T20I (N)

Fri, 23 Jan '26

📍 Raipur

India

New Zealand

7:00 PM IST

1:30 PM GMT | 7:00 PM Local

Match yet to begin

T20I

3rd T20I (N)

Sun, 25 Jan '26

📍 Guwahati

India

New Zealand

7:00 PM IST

1:30 PM GMT | 7:00 PM Local

Match yet to begin

T20I

4th T20I (N)

Wed, 28 Jan '26

📍 Visakhapatnam

India

New Zealand

7:00 PM IST

1:30 PM GMT | 7:00 PM Local

Match yet to begin

T20I

5th T20I (N)

Sat, 31 Jan '26

📍 Thiruvananthapuram

India

New Zealand

7:00 PM IST

1:30 PM GMT | 7:00 PM Local

Match yet to begin

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