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India look to regroup after losing their first home ODI series to New Zealand. The five-match T20I series starts Jan 21 in Nagpur before the T20 World Cup.
Sanju Samson is likely to open with Abhishek Sharma. Samson opened vs South Africa and scored 37, and management may continue with that combination.
The No.3 spot could go to Ishan Kishan or Shreyas Iyer, but with Kishan in the T20 World Cup squad, he might get first preference in the opening T20I.
Hardik Pandya returns from injury while Shivam Dube keeps his place. With two pace-all-rounders, India gain better balance with bat and ball in T20Is.
Varun Chakravarthy may edge out Kuldeep Yadav for Game 1 based on recent form and how New Zealand attacked Kuldeep during the ODI series at home.
Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.
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