Iyer and Bishnoi drafted into India T20I squad as Sundar and Tilak miss series

The Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) has confirmed that all-rounder Washington Sundar volition miss the upcoming IDFC First Bank T20I bid against New Zealand owed to a broadside strain. Sundar experienced acute discomfort successful his little rib country portion bowling during the archetypal ODI astatine the BCA Stadium, Vadodara, connected 11 January.

Following scans and an in-person consultation with a aesculapian expert, helium has been advised to remainder for a fewer days and volition study to the BCCI Centre of Excellence for further appraisal and rehabilitation. To capable the vacancy, the Men’s Selection Committee has named leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi arsenic Sundar’s replacement successful the T20I squad. Bishnoi has played 42 T20Is, taking 61 wickets with champion figures of 4/13. He has maintained a onslaught complaint of 15.8 and an system of 7.35. Additionally, Shreyas Iyer has been added to the squad for the archetypal 3 T20Is successful spot of Tilak Varma, who is recovering from an abdominal injury.

Shreyas Iyer has played 51 T20Is, batting successful 47 innings and scoring 1,104 runs astatine an mean of 30.67. He has a onslaught complaint of 136.13, with a highest people of 90 and 8 half-centuries to his name. Iyer played 17 matches for Punjab Kings successful IPL 2025, scoring 604 runs astatine an mean of 50.33 with a onslaught complaint of 175.07. He deed six half-centuries and led the squad to their archetypal IPL last since 2014. India’s updated T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Shreyas Iyer (first 3 T20Is), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (VC), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ravi Bishnoi