New Delhi: In the T20 World Cup 2022 played in Australia (Australia), the Indian team (Team India) had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of England (England) in the semi-final. The Indian cricket team’s World Cup journey has come to a tragic end. However, the Indian team will not return to India. The Indian team will leave for New Zealand to play the ODI series from Australia. However, the entire team will not go. Rohit Sharma, K.L. Several senior players including Rahul, Virat Kohli will now rest. In his place, the junior players will go to play the ODI series against New Zealand.
In fact, the Indian team is now scheduled to play three T20Is and three ODIs in New Zealand. Hardik Pandya has been entrusted with the captaincy of the T20 series on this tour. While some senior players including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli have been rested. According to reports, coach Rahul Dravid has also been rested for this series.
Who will be the coach in Dravid’s place?
According to a report, VVS Laxman has been chosen as the coach of the Indian team for the tour of New Zealand in place of the Indian team coach Rahul Dravid. Coach Laxman will be seen coaching the Indian team during the New Zealand tour. Dravid will resume his duties after this tour. Let it be known that apart from Dravid, the rest of the staff have also been given rest. Shikhar Dhawan will captain the ODI team on this tour. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has already announced India’s ODI and T20 squads for the tour.
These players will not go on the New Zealand tour
Big players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami are not part of the New Zealand tour. That means all these players will now return home after the T20 World Cup 2022. After November, India will tour Bangladesh in December.
Team India for T20 series: Hardik Pandya (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik
ODI series For Team India: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen, Umran Malik.
India and New Zealand schedule
- 18 November, Friday: 1st T20, Wellington
- 20 November, Sunday: 2nd T20, Mt Maunganui
- November 22, Tuesday: 3rd T20, Auckland
- November 25, Friday: 1st ODI, Auckland
- November 27, Sunday: 2nd ODI, Hamilton
- November 30, Wednesday: 3rd ODI, Christchurch