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IND vs NZ, T20 series : Lottery for Shreyas Iyer before T20 World Cup! Got a place in Indian T20 team, chance for ‘Ya’ player instead of Sundar
Samira Vishwas | January 17, 2026 5:24 AM CST

Shreyas Iyer returns to the T20 squad : Indian teamsHas got a big shock. Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the five-match T20I series against New Zealand starting next week in Nagpur due to an injury. In an official statement issued on Friday evening BCCIThis has been confirmed by In which Sundar is currently sidelined from the cricket field due to a side strain and has also been advised to rest for a few days.

BCCIA press release issued by the said that Sundar felt pain in his lower ribs while bowling during the first ODI against New Zealand at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on January 11. Subsequent scans and specialist consultations had confirmed the side strain. According to the board, Sundar is now for further treatment and rehabilitation BCCI Will report to Center of Excellence (COE).

Meanwhile, the men’s selection committee has given a chance to Ravi Bishnoi in the T20 squad in place of Washington Sundar. So in place of the injured Tilak Verma Shreyas Iyerhas also been included in the squad for the first three T20Is.

India’s T20 squad against New Zealand is as follows

Suryakumar Yadav (the captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (first three T20 matches), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravi Bishnoi.

Gambhir and Rahul visit Mahakaleshwar temple

India and New Zealand A three-match ODI series is going on between them and the third match of this series will be played on January 18 in Indore. Ahead of this match, Indian team coach Gautam Gambhir and star batsman KL Rahul have visited the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain on Friday.


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