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Kumar Kushagra earns maiden India call-up for final two ODIs against New Zealand

Kushagra replaces Rishabh Pant in India A before earning senior ODI call-up; 21-year-old set for debut.

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Kumar Kushagra is in India's squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs against New Zealand. The 21-year-old Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter will back up Ishan Kishan after he stepped in for Rishabh Pant during India A's recent series.

He scored two centuries in the Duleep Trophy and the India A series against Australia A. Kushagra made 101 and 46 in the Duleep final, then 113 and an unbeaten 46 in the unofficial Tests. Across 40 List A matches he has 1,387 runs, two hundreds and ten fifties.

After the BCCI named the squad, Kushagra posted one word on Instagram: "Amen".

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Kumar Kushagra earns maiden India call-up for final two ODIs against New Zealand — CricHubb