Team India is set to play a three-match ODI series starting next month on January 11. Before this, the Indian team suffered a 1–2 defeat in the ODI series against Australia, but later Team India won the ODI series against South Africa 2–1. Now, this will be the final ODI series that Team India will play before IPL 2026.
eam India is fully prepared for this. Two senior players of Team India, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, are currently in excellent form, with runs consistently flowing from their bats, so it is certain that both will get opportunities. Today, we will tell you about the Indian team for the three ODIs matches against New Zealand.
Shubman Gill will be the captain, and KL Rahul will be the vice captain of Team India
Veteran Indian player Rohit Sharma has been removed from the ODI captaincy. In his place, Shubman Gill was the captain of Team India during the Australia tour, where India lost the series 1–2. After that, due to Gill’s injury against South Africa, KL Rahul was appointed as India’s new captain, and under KL Rahul’s leadership, India won the series against South Africa 2–1.
Now, once again, the responsibility of Team India will be in the hands of Shubman Gill. Meanwhile, the captain of the previous series, KL Rahul, has been made the team’s vice-captain, as Shreyas Iyer has not yet fully recovered from injury.
Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, and Rinku Singh return to the ODI format
Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been out of Team India for quite a long time. He has delivered an excellent performance in domestic cricket, so he can now be included in the Indian team, especially since Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah are unlikely to be part of Team India for the ODI series against New Zealand.
Along with this, Ishan Kishan and Rinku Singh, who are in excellent form, may also be given opportunities in the ODI series before the T20 series against New Zealand. Both players are currently in great form and scoring runs for their respective teams. Therefore, they can be included in Team India for the ODI series.
Probable Team India for the 3 ODI matches against New Zealand
Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
