In-form opening batter Prithvi Shaw has been called up to the squad for the three-match T20I series against New Zealand. The Mumbai-born player's last appearance for India came during their tour of Sri Lanka in 2021. Since then, he has been vying to make a return to the national setup and has had to wait for a significant while on the sidelines despite solid performances on the domestic circuit.The youngster recently scored a 379-run knock for Mumbai in their most recent Ranji Trophy encounter against Assam. The blistering innings seems to have tipped the scales in his favor despite it coming in red-ball cricket. To his credit, however, he had exceptional Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy campaigns as well.Team India have added depth to their opening batting unit for the T20Is against New Zealand, with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul not being part of the Hardik Pandya-led side. Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, and Ruturaj Gaikwad retain their places from the previous series against Sri Lanka.Fans were pleased to see Shaw finally being rewarded for his consistent exploits. Here are some of the reactions on Twitter:Utkarsh Awasthi@utkarshawasthiiFinally Prithvi Shaw in Team India.#TeamIndia #PrithviShawFinally Prithvi Shaw in Team India.#TeamIndia #PrithviShawPratham K Sharma@Pratham_KSFinally for Prithvi Shaw!!! 🏻#INDvsNZFinally for Prithvi Shaw!!! 👏🏻#INDvsNZmohsinali@mohsinaliisbHard work always pay off Prithvi Shaw included in T20 squad12Hard work always pay off Prithvi Shaw included in T20 squadViratian@kingofcricket05@mj_aIways Hope prithvi Shaw don't allow them to drop him again. Hope he makes this count.1@mj_aIways Hope prithvi Shaw don't allow them to drop him again. Hope he makes this count.AB_Hi@abhi_inthearcSai Baba ne dekh lia Congratulations @PrithviShawSai Baba ne dekh lia 🙏🙏🙏Congratulations @PrithviShawVishal Dikshit@Vishal1686Prithvi Shaw finally gets a T20I call-up, but after a triple in the most contrasting format. He's earned it though. KS Bharat picked for NZ ODIs in Rahul's absence?! What happened to Sanju Samson?2Prithvi Shaw finally gets a T20I call-up, but after a triple in the most contrasting format. He's earned it though. KS Bharat picked for NZ ODIs in Rahul's absence?! What happened to Sanju Samson? https://t.co/1bz0fQpadVRitvik@RG_1177Prithvi Shaw twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns…Johns.@CricCrazyJohnsIndian team T20 squad vs New Zealand:Hardik (C), Suryakumar (VC), Ishan, Ruturaj, Gill, Hooda, Tripathi, Jitesh, Sundar, Kuldeep , Chahal, Arshdeep, Umran, Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar53653Indian team T20 squad vs New Zealand:Hardik (C), Suryakumar (VC), Ishan, Ruturaj, Gill, Hooda, Tripathi, Jitesh, Sundar, Kuldeep , Chahal, Arshdeep, Umran, Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh KumarPrithvi Shaw twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns… https://t.co/j9yAGlELH3Anant@AnantChhedaFinally gets his well deserved opportunity. #PrithviShaw twitter.com/criccrazyjohns…Johns.@CricCrazyJohnsPrithvi Shaw included in the Indian T20 squad vs New Zealand.140780Prithvi Shaw included in the Indian T20 squad vs New Zealand.Finally gets his well deserved opportunity. #PrithviShaw twitter.com/criccrazyjohns…Sumanth@Sumanthh_.@PrithviShawhttps://t.co/EDsfOELuBi twitter.com/BCCI/status/16…BCCI@BCCIIndia’s squad for NZ T20Is: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Y Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar1651285India’s squad for NZ T20Is: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Y Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.@PrithviShawhttps://t.co/EDsfOELuBi twitter.com/BCCI/status/16…Sandeep🏏@Sandeep_Sai150Saibaba has watched enough!! All the best champ @PrithviShaw twitter.com/bcci/status/16…BCCI@BCCIIndia’s squad for NZ T20Is: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Y Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar1708292India’s squad for NZ T20Is: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Y Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh KumarSaibaba has watched enough!! All the best champ @PrithviShaw twitter.com/bcci/status/16… https://t.co/HhneyCMdZ9Abhinav@AbhisayssPRITHVI SHAW IN T20I After Surya Kumar Yadav another reason to watch this formatPRITHVI SHAW IN T20I🔥🔥🔥 After Surya Kumar Yadav another reason to watch this formatPROvesh@its_parvesh_@CricCrazyJohns Prithvi Shaw @CricCrazyJohns Prithvi Shaw https://t.co/J3LqkG0W3AAkash Kumar Jha@Akashkumarjha14Prithvi Shaw in the squad 🥳🥳 twitter.com/BCCI/status/16…BCCI@BCCIIndia’s squad for NZ T20Is: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Y Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar52India’s squad for NZ T20Is: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Y Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh KumarPrithvi Shaw in the squad 🥳🥳 twitter.com/BCCI/status/16… https://t.co/C2rm2cK1F7Aditya Verma@iamAdityaverma1Happy for Prithvi Shaw, one of the most aggressive players in the current Indian system,#prithvishawHappy for Prithvi Shaw, one of the most aggressive players in the current Indian system,#prithvishawHimanshu Pareek@Sports_HimanshuPrithvi Shaw is included in T20I squad after he scored 300+ in Ranji Trophy. WOW. #PrithviShaw #CricketTwitter3Prithvi Shaw is included in T20I squad after he scored 300+ in Ranji Trophy. WOW. #PrithviShaw #CricketTwitterMasum@masum_twtGood to see him but expected him in test squad.#PrithviShaw #IndianCricket twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns…Johns.@CricCrazyJohnsPrithvi Shaw included in the Indian T20 squad vs New Zealand.1110Prithvi Shaw included in the Indian T20 squad vs New Zealand.Good to see him but expected him in test squad.#PrithviShaw #IndianCricket twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns…Gagan Chawla@toecrushrzzzSelecting Prithvi Shaw for T20 set up and having Lord Thakur return for Odi set up, basically Chetan Sharma is a Thanos who is on a mission to balance the universe!131Selecting Prithvi Shaw for T20 set up and having Lord Thakur return for Odi set up, basically Chetan Sharma is a Thanos who is on a mission to balance the universe!Vaibhav Hatwal ◟̽◞̽ 🤧@vaibhav_hatwalFinally prithvi Shaw is back in T20 Squad21Finally prithvi Shaw is back in T20 Squadhttps://t.co/lO5kNG5wCjPrithvi Shaw was dismissed for a duck on his T20I debutThe prodigal batter made his T20I debut during the tour of Sri Lanka in 2021, where he was part of a second-string unit led by Shikhar Dhawan. He made his debut in the series opener but was dismissed for a golden duck by Dushmanta Chameera.Despite a blip on his T20I debut, Shaw continued to make a case for himself for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Mumbai team on the domestic circuit.Team India squad for New Zealand T20IsHardik Pandya (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.The three-match affair against New Zealand is scheduled to begin on January 27. Ranchi, Lucknow, and Ahmedabad will play host to the matches, which will be followed by the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from February 4.Will Prithvi Shaw make it into the playing XI ahead of Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill in the T20Is against New Zealand? Let us know what you think. 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