is set to clash with Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series. The first match is scheduled to be played on December 13 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
The match is likely to be moved out of Delhi due to pollution and outfield revamp.
With pollution at its peak in November and December, the Delhi and District Cricket Association has requested the to move the match out of Delhi, following the outfield work which is underway at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
“Pollution is a major factor and then there is renovation work going on. So we have requested the BCCI to move the game out of Delhi,” a DDCA source told PTI.
A sand-based outfield is being laid, and the work will go on for the next three months.
After the conclusion of the series, both teams will engage in the three-match T20I series, with the first game scheduled to be played on December 22 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.
Currently, the “Men in Blue are gearing up to lock horns with New Zealand in the five-match ODI series. The first match is set to be played on November 4 at the Eden Park in Auckland.
IND vs NZ ODIs: Full squads
India’s 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 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.
New Zealand’s squad for the first three ODIs: Mitchell Santner (C), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham (WK), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Will Young.
New Zealand’s squad for fourth and fifth ODIs: Mitchell Santner (C), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Kristian Clarke, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher, Lockie Ferguson, Mitch Hay (WK), Nick Kelly, Tim Seifert (WK), Blair Tickner, Will Young.