India include Suryakumar Yadav in Test squad to face Australia, Prithvi Shaw picked for New Zealand T20I series

Suryakumar Yadav earned his much-awaited call-up to the Test squad after establishing himself as one of the best T20I batters in the world, capped off by his third century for the Men in Blue recently in an outing against Sri Lanka. He would be joined by Jharkhand wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan who would potentially be playing backup for KS Bharat, given the absence of Rishabh Pant due to injuries sustained in a car crash. Jasprit Bumrah, who was diagnosed with a stress fracture last year, remains on the sidelines while Ravindra Jadeja would return to the Indian team after a long absence subject to fitness. Jaydev Unadkat retained his place in the team as well after a successful outing against Bangladesh last month.

As for the ODI squad to face the Black Caps in three encounters from January 18, KS Bharat has earned a call-up to the squad courtesy of an impressive Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign. Hardik Pandya would continue to lead the side in the ensuing three-match T20I series with neither Rohit Sharma nor Virat Kohli named in the unit while Jitesh Sharma was surprisingly named as the backup keeper. Additionally, first-team regulars Axar Patel and KL Rahul won't be available for selection for either white ball series as well, the duo citing personal reasons for their absence.   

India's ODI squad for New Zealand series: 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.