Prithvi Shaw earns call-up for New Zealand T20Is

rohitsingh — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 22:30:00 GMT

Prithvi Shaw has been called up to the Indian T20I squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand. Shaw has been in scintillating form in the domestic circuit and recently smashed 379 in a Ranji Trophy encounter as well. Shaw was also one of the leading run-getters in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season. Shardul Thakur, who didn’t feature against Sri Lanka, has been called up to the ODI squad in place of pacer Arshdeep Singh.

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The senior duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma continue to be left out of the T20 setup as Hardik Pandya remains in charge in the shortest format. Sanju Samson, got an injury during the first T20I against Sri Lanka. Remains on the sidelines and his replacement Jitesh Sharma has managed to hold onto his spot. Shaw has been in scintillating form in the domestic circuit. Recently smashed 379 in a Ranji Trophy encounter as well. Shaw was also one of the leading run-getters in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season. From the squad that featured against Sri Lanka, Harshal Patel left out.

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Prithvi Shaw is one of leading run-getter in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

The selectors confirmed that KL Rahul and Axar Patel were unavailable for both the ODIs and T20Is. Due to family commitments. As a result, KS Bharat and Shahbaz Ahmed in the ODI squad. While Kuldeep Yadav makes the cut in the T20I squad. Shardul Thakur, who didn’t feature against Sri Lanka. Recently smashed 379 in a Ranji Trophy encounter as well.

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ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik.

T20I squad:Hardik Pandya (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.