All-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead India for three T20 internationals against New Zealand immediately after the World Cup in Australia, national selectors said. The country cricket board announced four different squads for three T20s and one-day internationals against the Black Caps in November, and three ODIs and two Tests in Bangladesh the following month. Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan will captain the ODI team in New Zealand in the absence of superstars including all-format captain Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli, opener KL Rahul and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who have all been rested for the tour. Sharma will return to lead the team for matches against Bangladesh, with Kohli and Rahul also joining the full-strength squad, said Chetan Sharma, chief selector of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). New Zealand and India will play three T20s on November 18, 20 and 22 before ODIs on November 25, 27 and 30. Against Bangladesh, India will play ODIs on December 4, 7 and 10, in their first tour to their neighbours since 2015. The first of the two Tests will be held in Chittagong from December 14-18 and the second in Dhaka from December 22-26.

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