Rohit Sharma has been named India's new T20I captain as the BCCI on Tuesday announced the squad that will play three T20Is against New Zealand starting later this month.

Rohit Sharma has been named captain for the upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand starting later this month. However, the team will be without the likes of Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, who has been rested for the T20Is.

India’s T20I squad:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj

The board also announced India A's squad and itinerary for 3 four-day matches in South Africa, which will take place on November 23, November 29 and December 6 in Bloemfontein. It features Priyank Panchal as captain along with the inclusion of RCB young batter Devdutt Padikkal, and Sunrisers Hyderabad's latest pace sensation Umran Malik.

India 'A' squad for South Africa tour:
Priyank Panchal (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Baba Aparajith, Upendra Yadav (wicket-keeper), K Gowtham, Rahul Chahar, Saurabh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Umran Malik, Ishan Porel, Arzan Nagwaswalla

Rohit Sharma to lead India in T20I series against New Zealand; Kohli, Bumrah rested

The board also announced India A's squad and itinerary for 3 four-day matches in South Africa, which will take place on November 23, November 29 and December 6 in Bloemfontein.

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