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Jaiswal misses out from ODIs, young keeper gets maiden call-up: Winners and losers from India’s squads for New Zealand tour

India’s squad selections for the New Zealand tour have highlighted a strategic shift toward Test cricket, even as the ODI World Cup looms. The Board’s decision to rotate key players like Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Prasidh Krishna, and Anshul Kamboj after the first three ODIs—just days before the two-Test series—underscores this priority.

While Gill and Rahul will lead the opening ODIs, Ishan Kishan’s rapid rise from a recent Afghanistan series ton to vice-captaincy for the final two ODIs signals his growing ODI role. Meanwhile, Anshul Kamboj’s breakout into both ODI and Test squads marks a reward for his domestic consistency and injury-driven debuts, with fitness concerns over Prasidh potentially handing him early ODI action.

The Test squad, anchored by Gill and Rishabh Pant (subject to fitness), introduces Yashasvi Jaiswal while retaining experienced all-rounders like Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, blending youth with proven red-ball experience.

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