Shaw has been in fine form in the domestic circuit and recently scored a blistering 379 in the Ranji Trophy match, after which fans clamored for him to be included in the team. Board Secretary Jai Shah also praised while tweeting. Since then it was believed that Sav could return to the team. Shaw was one of the highest run-scorers in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season.
The senior pair of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been left out of the T20 setup once again, while Hardik Pandya will retain the captaincy. Injured Sanju Samson is out of the team and Jitesh Sharma has managed to retain his place in his place. Harshal Patel has been dropped from the team playing against Sri Lanka.
The selectors confirmed that KL Rahul and Akshar Patel were unavailable for both the ODIs and T20Is due to family commitments. KS Bharat and Shahbaz Ahmed have been included in the ODI squad while Kuldeep Yadav has been included in the T20 squad. Shardul Thakur, who did not play against Sri Lanka, has been called up in the ODI squad in place of fast bowler Arshdeep Singh.
India squad for NZ T20I: Hardik Pandya (captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik , Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar
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