The BCCI on Friday (October 16) announced the squads for the ODI and Test series against New Zealand. Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer will share captaincy during the series.
Gill will lead India in the first three ODIs and will be assisted by Iyer. Iyer will take over the captaincy for the last two ODIs as the Test regulars will leave the squad to prepare for the Test series. The selectors have made a few changes in the ODI team and dropped a few players. The five ODIs are scheduled to be played on November 4, 7, 10, 13 and 15. Here, we have a look at the complete changes in India’s ODI teams –
In
Prasidh Krishna has been recalled to the ODI team. The right-arm pacer suffered an injury during the series against West Indies and was ruled out of the third game. Krishna has been included in the team for the first three ODIs. He will play the series if fully fit.
Tilak Varma is back in the ODI squad as well. The left-handed batter will be part of the squad for the last two ODIs. Yash Thakur and Kumar Kushagra have earned their maiden ODI call-ups and they will be part of the team for the last two ODIs.
Out
Yashasvi has been dropped from the squad and he will play all three unofficial Test matches against New Zealand A to prepare for the Test series. He stayed on the bench in the ODI series against West Indies.
Ravindra Jadeja has also been dropped following his below-par performance against West Indies. He is now only part of the Test team. Dhruv Jurel will be leading the India A team in the unofficial Test series and was dropped from the ODI squad.
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