No Mohammed Shami as BCCI announce two seperate India squads for IND vs NZ ODIs
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India will be captained by Shubman Gill in first three ODIs, while Shreyas Iyer will take charge in last two games.
India are set to return to ODI cricket in November when they travel to New Zealand for a five-match series. The first match will be played in Auckland on November 4, followed by games in Wellington, Hamilton and Mount Maunganui.
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The series will be another important chance for India to work on their ODI combination. With the 2027 ODI World Cup approaching, the team will want to give players more time together while also looking at younger options.
The Men in Blue recently completed a three-match ODI series against the West Indies. Several senior batters had strong outings, while a few young players also got opportunities. The upcoming series could provide more clues about the players who are likely to be part of India’s World Cup plans.
India squad for New Zealand ODIs; No Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar
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The official squad for the five-match ODI series was announced on Friday, October 16. The BCCI has annouced two squads for ODIs. Test players will feature in first three games while Shreyas Iyer will take charge of last two games.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play all five games. Both veterans featured in all three matches against the West Indies, with Rohit scoring 225 runs and Kohli finishing with 168 runs.
KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan will be the two keepers for the team in first two ODIs, while Kishan and Kumar Khushagra, who has received his maiden call-up. Shreyas Iyer will serve as vice-captain in first three games.
For the last two games, Captain Gill, Rahul, Prasidh Krishna and Anshul Kamboj will leave the squad, and in their place, Tilak Varma, Khushagra, Yash Thakur and Auqib Nabi will join the team. Surprisingly, Mohammed Shami was not named in any one of the squads. There will lot of reports that he would make his comeback in New Zealand series; however, it now seems that selectors have moved on from him.
Jasprit Bumrah also will be missing the ODIs, potentially due to Test series. There was also no sign of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was included in Indian T20I team for the series.
India’s ODI squad for the first three ODIs:
Shubman Gill [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer [VC], KL Rahul [WK], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna*, Kuldeep Yadav
India’s ODI squad for fourth and fifth ODIs:
Shreyas Iyer [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan [WK, VC], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
How many ODIs will India play against New Zealand?
India will play five ODIs against New Zealand in November.
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