The trio of Boult, Henry and Ferguson was ruled out of the recent one-day series victory over India with injuries but will return as the specialist seamers alongside Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson.
Including Saturday's One Day International (ODI) in Auckland, Southee has now dismissed Kohli nine times across formats.
Rahul will keep wickets and bat at number five like he did during the Australia series, says Kohli. This means Rishabh Pant may no find a place in India playing 11 like the T20s
New Zealand are set to hosts India for five T20Is, three ODIs, and two Tests
Hamish Bennett was earlier a regular in the New Zealand ODI squad and also played in the 2011 World Cup
India have also announced their 16-man squad for the series which gets underway at Eden Park on January 24.
Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, have the deepest available purse of Rs 35.65 crore, which they will use to bid aggressively during the IPL 2020 auction
After Australia won a potentially pivotal toss in scorching heat and elected to bat, the home team was 160 for two at tea after facing some challenging bowling from the disciplined Kiwi attack.