Rohit Sharma is set to lead India in the T20I series and the first Test against New Zealand. Punjab Kings captain and opening batter KL Rahul will be Rohit Sharma's vice-captain for the T20I series.
Rohit Sharma has seen a red-ball leader. He will stand in for Virat Kohli in the first Test against the Kiwis, which will begin on Thursday 25th of November 2021. Ajinkya Rahane will remain vice-captain.
Virat Kohli will be rested for the first Test and will return for the second as skipper and is likely to take a break from the T20I series before taking charge in the second Test, as per the report.
Senior players like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Chahar, and Varun Chakravarthy, whose performance was not up to the mark in the T20I World Cup 2021, are likely to get rest.
India will host New Zealand for three T20Is and two Tests, 1st T20 match starting on November 17 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur.