The Indian Squad for the 3 Match ODI Series against New Zealand starting on 11th January has been announced. There are a few noteworthy names added and omitted from the team. This year India will play a minimum of 18 ODIs which is great preparation for the World Cup.
Let’s look at the Indian Squad for New Zealand ODI Series
Shubman Gill – Captain
BATTERS
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Shreyas Iyer* (VC)
Yashasvi Jaiswal
WICKET KEEPERS
KL Rahul
Rishabh Pant
ALL ROUNDERS
Washington Sundar
Ravindra Jadeja
Nitish Kumar Reddy
FAST BOWLERS
Harshit Rana
Mohammad Siraj
Prasidh Krishna
Arshdeep Singh
SPINNERS
Kuldeep Yadav
Talking Points from the Squad
Shubman Gill is back in the squad as the captain of the team.
Shreyas Iyer has also been named in the squad but he will only be allowed to play following a clearance from the media experts.
Rishabh Pant is back in the team as the second wicket Keeper.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is in the squad along with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill as the batting options.
Harshit Rana, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh are the fast bowlers that have been selected in the team.
Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy are the all Rounders for India.
Ruturaj Gaekwad, Ishan Kishan and Mohammad Shami were not named in the squad despite having great performances in domestic cricket.
Kuldeep Yadav is the lone specialist spinner in the squad.
