The Indian men’s cricket team will embark on a full-fledged tour of New Zealand, starting next week. During the tour India will play five T20Is, followed by five ODIs and Two Tests. While the Test series will be a part of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle, the ODIs are a part of the preparation for both teams ahead of next year’s World Cup.
The tour was confirmed by Cricket (NZC) in June as a part of their hone international season. It is also the biggest bilateral series played between both nations. The Indian tour starts with the first two T20Is on October 22 and 24 in Christchurch’s Hagley Oval. The final three T20Is will be played in Wellington, Auckland and Hamilton.
After a two-day gap post the T20I series, Auckland will host the first ODI between India and New Zealand, followed by the second and third ODIs in Wellington and Hamilton. Mount Maunganui will play hosts to the final two ODIs. The Test series starts on November 19.
“The New Zealand government will be supporting the in-bound India tour alongside adjacent sporting tours by India later in the year, as 100 years of sporting ties between New Zealand and India are commemorated,” the NZC statement said.
In a significant change, will be leading India in the final two ODIs in the absence of regular skipper , who, along with a few bunch of players will start preparing for the Test series. The BCCI has named two different squads for the first three ODIs and last two ODIs.
Although it is yet to be confirmed, but there is a possibility that Shubman might play in one of the India A games against New Zealand in red-ball. As many as nine players, who are in the Test squad, have been named in the India A squad, set to face New Zealand A in three unofficial Tests.
As a part of workload management, has been named only in the Test squad. and have retained their places in the ODI squad.
Sony Sports Network is the official broadcast partner of India’s tour of New Zealand 2026. The India vs New Zealand matches will be televised live on Sony Ten SD and HD TV channels in India, along with the India A vs New Zealand A unofficial Tests. Live streaming of India’s tour of New Zealand 2026 will be available on Sony LIV app and website.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has also named an Indian A team that will play three unofficial four-day Tests against New Zealand A, as a part of the shadow tour. Lincoln will play hosts to the first and third matches, the second game will be played in Christchurch.
Squad for the first 3 ODIs: Shubman Gill [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer [VC], KL Rahul [WK], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna*, Kuldeep Yadav
Squad for 4th & 5th ODIs: Shreyas Iyer [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan [WK, VC], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
Test squad: Shubman Gill [C], Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul [VC], Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant [WK]*, Dhruv Jurel [WK], Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
T20I squad: Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson [WK], Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan [WK], Tilak Varma [VC], Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav
India A squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Smaran, Rishabh Pant* [WK], Dhruv Jurel [C] [WK], Washington Sundar, Auqib Nabi, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Manav Suthar, Mukesh Choudhary, Sai Sudarsan, Yash Rathod, Mukesh Kumar
NOTE: * indicated Subject to fitness clearance
