Team India For New Zealand ODI Series: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Team India for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. This series will start from 18 January. Wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul will not be a part of Team India in this series. KS Bharat got a chance in his place. At the same time, spin all-rounder Shahbad Ahmed has also been selected in this series.
KL Rahul and Akshar Patel were not available
Wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul and spin all-rounder Akshar Patel have not been selected for the ODI series against New Zealand. The BCCI issued a statement saying that both these players were not available due to family commitments.
KS Bharat got a chance
KL Rahul was not available for the ODI series against New Zealand. In such a situation, KS Bharat, who plays domestic cricket for Andhra, has got a chance in his place. However, Ishaan Kishan has also been selected in the team.
Shahbaz Ahmed and Shardul Thakur return
Shardul Thakur and spin all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed have also returned to Team India from the ODI series against New Zealand. Shahbaz Ahmed, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL, has played three ODIs for India. However, after the series against Bangladesh, Shahbaz was not selected in the Sri Lanka series.
Team India for ODI series- Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami , Mohammad Siraj and Umran Malik.
ODI series schedule
India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI January 18 – Hyderabad
India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI January 21 – Raipur
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI January 24 – Ranchi.
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