Yuvraj Singh has been dropped from the Indian squad for the country's tour of New Zealand in January. The 31 year old has been out of forms which forced the selectors to take a harsh decision. India will begin the tour on January 19 at Napier with ODI series and then two match Test series follows. Fast bowler Varun Aaron, Stuart Binny and Ishwar Pandey got a call this time. Rest of the squad remained unchanged.
Cheteswara Pujara who was expecting a ODI call was also sidelined. While Rohit Sharma who failed in South Africa series has been dropped from Test squad. Pragyan Ohja was also dropped from Tests.
ODI Team: MS Dhoni (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, M Shami, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Ishwar Pandey, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron
Test Team: MS Dhoni (C), S Dhawan, M Vijay, C Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, A Rahane, R Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, M Shami, Ishant Sharma, A Rayudu, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, W Saha, Ishwar Pandey
(AW: Vamshi Tunga)