Kiwi tour: Hardik to lead India in T20I

All-rounder Hardik Pandya was on Monday named India’s captain for the upcoming three-match T20I series in New Zealand as BCCI announced three different leaders for four upcoming assignments across formats. The T20 series will begin on November 18 in Wellington, four days after the conclusion of the ongoing World Cup in Australia. Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan will captain the Indian team in the ODI series in New Zealand, starting November 25. Rishabh Pant will be vice captain of the team in New Zealand in both series. Fast bowler Umran Malik has also made a comeback to the squad.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, opener KL Rahul, keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik and veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have all been rested for the New Zealand tour as part of “workload management of players”.Rohit will be back to lead the side in ODI and Test series in Bangladesh. Star batter Kohli, Ashwin will also return to the squad for the Bangladesh tour where India will play three ODIs and two Tests, beginning December 4.This is the first time that the BCCI has announced four squads at the same time.Ravindra Jadeja, who was ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup after suffering a knee injury during the Asia Cup, will also make a comeback against Bangladesh.