The BCCI announced India's ODI and Test squads for the tour of New Zealand on 16 October 2026. Shubman Gill will captain the side in the first three ODIs and the Tests, with Shreyas Iyer taking charge for the fourth and fifth ODIs.
What Was Announced
The Men's Selection Committee named separate ODI squads for the two halves of the five-match series.
ODI 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 (subject to fitness clearance)
- Kuldeep Yadav
ODI squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs:
- Shreyas Iyer (captain)
- Rohit Sharma
- Virat Kohli
- Tilak Varma
- Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper, vice-captain)
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Axar Patel
- Naman Dhir
- Auqib Nabi
- Gurnoor Brar
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Arshdeep Singh
- Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper)
- Mohammed Siraj
- Yash Thakur
- Kuldeep Yadav
Test squad:
- Shubman Gill (captain)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- KL Rahul (vice-captain)
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper, subject to fitness clearance)
- Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Anshul Kamboj
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Prasidh Krishna
- Akash Deep
- Sai Sudharsan
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Washington Sundar
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Siraj
What It Means
India will play five ODIs and two Tests in New Zealand after the completion of their T20I series, according to the BCCI. The ODIs are in Auckland on 4 November, Wellington on 7 November, Hamilton on 10 November and Mount Maunganui on 13 and 15 November, all starting at 7:30 AM IST. The first Test begins in Wellington on 19 November and the second in Christchurch on 27 November, both at 3:30 AM IST.
Prasidh Krishna's place in the first ODI squad and Rishabh Pant's place in the Test squad are subject to fitness clearance, the BCCI said.
Source: BCCI press release.