KL Rahul was denounce for his conservative approach during the 20-20 World Cup. He scored 434 runs in 16 innings at an average of 28.93 and a strike rate of 126.53. The Indian Cricket Board has granted him leave from the New Zealand series for some family commitments.
Ravi Bishnoi was surprisingly dropped from the 20-20 World Cup squad as Ravichandran Ashwin was picked over him but he was added as a backup player. However, since then he has not been picked again and was once again ignored for the New Zealand (NZ) series.
Shreyas Iyer has drastically improved as a batter in ODIs and deserved a chance in T20Is as well. However, he was once again sidelined given the tough competition for a spot in the side.
After the 20-20 World Cup disaster, there were widespread calls for Rohit Sharma to quit playing T20Is. The Indian captain has not made any official statement yet on his retirement but has not been considered in the team with Hardik Pandya taking the captaincy role.
Despite performing exceedingly well in the World Cup, Kohli has been sidelined from the T20I squad as the focus will be on ODIs this year with the ODI World Cup approaching.