Bhuvneshwar Kumar recalled to India T20I squad after four years
Kumar returns after strong IPL form; Bumrah rested, Varun Chakravarthy back and Ravi Bishnoi omitted.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns to India's T20I squad for the five-match series against New Zealand starting October 22. The 36-year-old last represented India in November 2022 and earned the recall after taking 45 wickets across the last two IPL seasons for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Jasprit Bumrah was rested for the T20Is. Varun Chakravarthy returns after injury while Ravi Bishnoi was dropped. Shreyas Iyer captains the side with Tilak Varma as vice-captain. Naman Dhir retains his place after debuting against West Indies.
India play five T20Is from October 22 to November 1. The selectors have not yet announced the ODI squad for the subsequent tour.