India, Jan. 20 -- Ishan Kishan's exile from Team India is well and truly over. After making his way into the squad for the five matches against New Zealand and the T20 World Cup, the left-handed batter from Jharkhand is all set to feature in the playing XI for the first game in Nagpur on Wednesday. India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday confirmed that the 27-year-old will indeed be featuring in the lineup for the first game against the Black Caps and would bat at No.3.

Ishan wouldn't have featured in the playing XI had Tilak Varma been available, but the latter was ruled out for the first three matches after undergoing surgery for an abdominal issue in Rajkot. Tilak has been discharged and is recovering well at the Centre of Ex...