India split ODI captaincy between Gill and Iyer

India’s men’s selection committee has named squads for the upcoming tour of New Zealand, which will feature five ODIs and two Test matches after the T20I series. Shubman Gill will lead the first three ODIs, with Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain. Iyer will captain the fourth and fifth matches, with Ishan Kishan as his deputy and wicketkeeper.

Squad for the first three ODIs

Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav.

Squad for the final two ODIs

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper and vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav.

Prasidh Krishna’s place in the squads is subject to fitness clearance.

Gill to lead in Tests, Rahul named deputy

Gill will also captain India in the two-Test series, with KL Rahul as vice-captain. Rishabh Pant is included subject to fitness clearance.

Test squad: Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj.