# India Squads for New Zealand Tour: Gill, Iyer Share Captaincy Across Formats

URL: https://technosports.co.in/india-squads-new-zealand-tour-gill-iyer-captaincy/  
Published: 2026-10-21  
Updated: 2026-10-21  
Author: Raunak Saha

India have named squads for the New Zealand tour, which consists of T20Is, five ODIs and two Tests, with the tour starting on 22 October per the [ICC](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/india-west-indies-share-t20i-series-honours). Squad details below are from [Telangana Today](https://telanganatoday.com/nitish-kumar-reddy-named-in-indias-squads-for-new-zealand-tour).

More on this topic: [TechnoSports India vs New Zealand coverage](https://technosports.co.in/tag/india-vs-new-zealand/).

## Key Details at a Glance

| Format | Captain | Vice-captain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ODIs 1-3 | Shubman Gill | Shreyas Iyer |
| ODIs 4-5 | Shreyas Iyer | Ishan Kishan (wk) |
| Tests | Shubman Gill | KL Rahul |

![India Squads for New Zealand Tour: Gill, Iyer Share Captaincy Across Formats](https://images.technosports.co.in/2026/10/1000426029-1024x740.jpg)

## ODI squads

ODIs 1-3 include [Rohit Sharma](https://technosports.co.in/rohit-sharma-calls-yuvraj-singh-a-headmaster/), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep, Ishan Kishan, Siraj, Prasidh Krishna (subject to clearance) and Kuldeep.

ODIs 4-5 retain Rohit and Kohli and add Tilak Varma, Auqib Nabi, Kumar Kushagra (wk) and Yash Thakur.

## Test squad

The Tests squad includes Jaiswal, Padikkal, Pant (subject to clearance), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Jadeja, Bumrah, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep and Siraj.

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## Caveats

Pant’s and Prasidh’s inclusion depends on fitness clearance. Tour dates and venues were not in the source. See [BCCI](https://www.bcci.tv/news) and our [India cricket coverage](https://technosports.co.in/tag/shubman-gill/).

**Source:** [Telangana Today](https://telanganatoday.com/nitish-kumar-reddy-named-in-indias-squads-for-new-zealand-tour), [ICC](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/india-west-indies-share-t20i-series-honours).

## Quick Answers

Who captains the Tests?

Shubman Gill.

Who leads ODIs 4-5?

Shreyas Iyer.

Who needs fitness clearance?

Rishabh Pant and Prasidh Krishna.