Overview
- The BCCI confirmed Shreyas Iyer has been added for the first three T20Is as cover for Tilak Varma.
- Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the New Zealand series with a diagnosed side strain and will report to the BCCI Centre of Excellence for management.
- Legspinner Ravi Bishnoi has been named to replace Sundar in the T20I squad.
- The five-match series against New Zealand is India's last set of T20s before the T20 World Cup 2026.
- Tilak Varma underwent surgery after acute testicular pain and has been discharged and is recovering, while India had already announced a 15-member World Cup squad.