India pacer ruled out of ODI series against New Zealand

Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of India’s five-match ODI series against New Zealand after being unable to secure a fitness clearance.

The right-arm pacer, who was named in the initial squad but whose participation was subject to fitness, is recovering from a hamstring injury sustained during India’s tour of England and will need additional time to build up the workload required to return to competitive action.

Meanwhile, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy will remain with the India squad for the first ODI against New Zealand, scheduled to be played on 4 November in Auckland.

Following the match, Reddy will join the India A squad, which will provide him with valuable match practice ahead of the two-match ICC World Test Championship series against New Zealand, which begins on 19 November 2026.

Mohammed Siraj too will join the India A squad for the second four-day game in preparation for the Test series.

India ODI squad for the first three ODIs: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy (only for the first ODI)

India ODI squad for fourth and fifth ODIs: Shreyas Iyer (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav

Series Schedule:

First ODI: 4 November, Auckland

Second ODI: 7 November, Wellington

Third ODI: 10 November, Hamilton

Fourth ODI: 13 November**,** Mount Maunganui

Fifth ODI: 15 November, Mount Maunganui