3 Indian players who may be benched throughout NZ T20I series

2. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has accumulated 246 runs across eight T20I appearances for India. Despite those numbers, he did not feature in any of the West Indies T20Is in the series immediately preceding this tour. He did represent India at the Asian Games 2026, where he scored valuable runs. His absence from the West Indies T20I matches suggests he may find it difficult to break into the playing XI against New Zealand, particularly given the depth of batting options available in the current squad.