- Team India recently lost the three-match Test series against New Zealand 0-3 at home. After this defeat, India’s dominance at home ground ended.
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Team India: Team India recently lost the three-match Test series against New Zealand 0-3 at home. After this defeat, India’s dominance on home ground ended. With this, India’s record of being whitewashed in Test cricket for 24 years also broke. In such a situation, Team India would definitely want to take revenge for the insult from the Kiwi team. But at present there is no match between the two teams.
There has been no series of any format of cricket between the two teams for almost 1 year. But in January 2026, both the teams will clash in white ball cricket. With this series, the Men in Blue will be able to take revenge for the humiliation they faced on the home ground. But for the white ball series, there will be many changes in the Indian team. There will be many changes in the team from top to bottom. How will this team be, let us tell you
What could be the T20 squad of Team India against New Zealand?
According to the FTP, in January 2026, Team India will play 3 ODIs and 5 T20 series against New Zealand at home. First of all, talking about the T20 series against New Zealand, this year will be the year of the T20 World Cup, so there will not be many changes in the Indian team. Especially, there is little possibility of any change regarding the senior player. That is, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya are completely certain to be in the team. It is also almost certain that Suryakumar Yadav will captain.
There will be many changes in the ODI team
Along with this, some new players can also be seen against New Zealand. These include Nitish Kumar Reddy and Ramandeep Singh. As an all-rounder, Hardik Pandya will support Washington Sundar. If we talk about the Indian team for the ODI series against New Zealand, then this team will look quite changed.
Actually, after the Champion Trophy 2025, veteran players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will remain active in ODIs. This is less likely. Because after the Champion Trophy, the biggest ODI tournament is the ODI World Cup 2027. There is a question mark on whether Rohit-Virat will be seen playing in this cricket tournament or not. In such a situation, young players and new captains will have to be prepared.
Shubman Gill can captain
If we talk about captaincy in ODIs, then currently there is no such face in Team India who can captain in place of Rohit Sharma. Hardik Pandya was the vice-captain in the ODI World Cup last year, so there was a discussion about his name that he would captain after Rohit.
But Pandya was relieved of the role of vice-captain. Also, Shubman Gill has been made the vice-captain against Sri Lanka, so his name is being discussed. This is the reason why Shubman Gill can captain India in the 2027 ODI World Cup, due to which he can also be seen captaining against New Zealand.
Team India’s probable T20 team against New Zealand
Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ramandeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj,
Team India’s probable team for the ODI series against New Zealand
Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Mayank Yadav