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Shreyas Iyer named India captain for final two ODIs against New Zealand

Shreyas Iyer takes over from Shubman Gill for the last two ODIs; Test squad also named for the New Zealand tour.

Shreyas Iyer will captain India in the fourth and fifth ODIs against New Zealand. Shubman Gill leads the side for the first three matches. The tour runs from 22 October to 1 December and includes five T20Is, five ODIs and two Tests.

India's squad for the first three ODIs lists Gill as captain, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Iyer as vice-captain, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav. The squad for the final two ODIs replaces Gill, Rahul and Prasidh Krishna with Tilak Varma, Auqib Nabi, Yash Thakur and Kumar Kushagra. India's Test squad names Gill as captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul as vice-captain, Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj.

The first Test begins in Wellington on 19 November and the second in Christchurch on 27 November. Both matches form part of the ICC World Test Championship qualification cycle.

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  1. DevelopingOct 16, 2026 · CricHubb Desk

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