Bhuvneshwar Kumar Returns as India Announces T20I Squad for New Zealand Series
The BCCI announced India's 16-member T20I squad for the upcoming five-match series against New Zealand starting October 22. Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns to the national team after nearly four years, following strong IPL performances. Shreyas Iyer will captain the side, with Tilak Varma as vice-captain. Varun Chakravarthy also makes a comeback after injury. Jasprit Bumrah is rested to manage workload ahead of the ODI and Test series. The tour includes five T20Is, five ODIs, and two Tests, with squads for the latter formats to be announced later.
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indianexpress broke this story on 6 Oct, 03:33 pm. Other outlets followed.