Why BCCI named two captains for India’s New Zealand ODI series | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: India will have two captains during the five-match ODI series against New Zealand. Shubman Gill will lead the team in the first three matches, while Shreyas Iyer will take over for the final two games.Iyer, who will be Gill’s deputy in the first three ODIs, has been named captain for the fourth and fifth matches. Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan will serve as his vice-captain in those games.The change in leadership comes with a short gap between the Test and ODI series against New Zealand.
Rohit Sharma , Virat Kohli available for all five ODIs
Senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be available for the entire ODI series. All-rounders Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel and Naman Dhir are also part of both squads.Wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul and pacers Anshul Kamboj and Prasidh Krishna will feature only in the first three ODIs. Prasidh’s selection for these matches is subject to his fitness and recovery from a left hamstring injury. The players will then leave to prepare for the Test series.
New faces in the squad for final two ODIs
The selectors have included left-handed batter Tilak Varma and pacer Auqib Nabi in the squad for the last two matches.Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra and fast bowler Yash Thakur have received their maiden ODI call-ups. Thakur has played T20Is so far.Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, seamer Mohammed Siraj, left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav, tall pacer Gurnoor Brar and batter Ruturaj Gaikwad are also part of the ODI squads.There is no recall for senior pacers Mohammed Shami or Bhuvneshwar Kumar, despite speculation. Bhuvneshwar was added to the squad for the fifth T20I against the West Indies in Bengaluru. He will also feature in the T20I series against New Zealand, which starts on October 22.
India vs New Zealand ODI series schedule
The five-match series will begin on November 4 at Eden Park in Auckland. The second ODI will be played at Basin Reserve in Wellington on November 7.The teams will then meet at Seddon Park in Hamilton for the third match on November 10. The final two ODIs will take place at Mount Maunganui on November 13 and 15.All five matches are scheduled to begin at 7:30 AM IST.
India’s ODI squad for the first three matches
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav.
India’s ODI squad for the fourth and fifth matches
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper and vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav.
