Gill back at helm as India name squad for New Zealand ODIs
Shubman Gill returns from the injury that kept him out of the ODI series against South Africa.
Shubman Gill returns to the India ODI setup as the captain, whereas veterans Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja will feature once again in the limited-overs format as India take on New Zealand in a three-game ODI series.
The big news is that Shreyas Iyer is also back in the squad, but his availability is subject to fitness clearance from the BCCI COE.
On the other hand, Hardik Pandya has not been cleared by the BCCI COE to bowl 10 overs in a match, and considering the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to follow, his workload is being managed.
India's ODI squad v New Zealand: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer* (vc), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
*subject to fitness clearance
This squad sees Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma and Dhruv Jurel drop out for Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Siraj from the previous squad picked against South Africa.
Gill recently featured in the T20I series against South Africa at the top of the order, but was excluded for the final game in Ahmedabad on December 19 as he returned from an injury sustained in the Test series against South Africa.
India's ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is also in contention to return to the side as he recovers from an injury sustained while fielding against Australia in the third ODI in Sydney. However, his availability remains subject to clearance from the BCCI COE.
Meanwhile, India pacer Mohammed Siraj makes his way back to the side, as he last appeared in the one-day format in India's final ODI against Australia in October last year.
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India will play New Zealand in three ODIs before a five-match T20I series, serving as crucial preparation ahead of the fast-approaching ICC Men's T20 World Cup, scheduled to start on February 7.
India's ODI fixtures against New Zealand:
First ODI: January 11, Vadodara
Second ODI: January 14, Rajkot
Third ODI: January 18, Indore
