Sharma to captain India in T20I series against New Zealand – ICC T20 World Cup

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Sharma will captain a 16-man squad for the three T20Is against New Zealand, starting 17 November, with fellow opener KL Rahul acting as the vice-captain.

The squad sees a few fresh faces in the form of Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel.

Apart from the captain and vice-captain, five layers who were part of the World Cup squad have retained their places for the three-match series against New Zealand.

India will look to start building towards the next T20 World Cup in Australia after a disappointing performance in the UAE which saw them losing their opening two games to Pakistan and New Zealand.

India squad: Rohit Sharma , Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohd.

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