IND vs NZ: 3 Deserving Indian Players Who Missed Out On The ODI Squad

IND vs NZ: 3 Deserving Indian Players Who Missed Out On The ODI Squad. The New Selection committee led by Chetan Sharma, have picked India’s ODI squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand (IND vs NZ).

The new selection committee was announced a few days ago with Chetan Sharma being retained by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of the BCCI interviewing more than a dozen of candidates last week. Notably, Jasprit Bumrah is still missing from all the squads announced by the BCCI for the New Zealand series.

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India is set to play New Zealand in a three match ODI and three match T20I series. The ODI series will commence from 18^th January onwards in Hyderabad and will then move to Raipur and Indore on January 21 and 24 respectively.

India’s squad for IND vs NZ ODIs: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik

IND vs NZ: 3 Deserving Indian Players Who Missed Out On The ODI Squad

Prithvi Shaw

Prithvi Shaw made a comeback in the IND vs NZ T20Is but wasn’t selected for the IND vs NZ ODIs. He has played only 5 Tests, 6 ODIs, and 1 T20I and has amassed 339 runs averaging 42.37 in Tests and 189 runs averaging 31.5 in ODIs. Prithvi Shaw last played for the national team in July on Sri Lanka 2021 tour and was out for a first-ball duck on his T20I debut (the only T20I he played). He has played 6 ODIs, scoring 189 runs and 5 Tests with 339 runs with one century to his name.

Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh is one of the candidates for the Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year award was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The left-arm Indian pacer is yet to pick a wicket after playing 3 ODIs (all against New Zealand) (2 abandoned) but has been impressive in T20Is, picking 36 scalps in 23 T20Is since debuting against England in July 2022. He averages an impressive 18.19 with the ball in hand in T20Is. He should’ve been given a chance in the IND vs NZ ODI series after he was benched for all 3 ODIs against Sri Lanka.

Shikhar Dhawan

With the ODI World Cup 2023 set to take place soon, India’s long-time designated opener in the format – Shikhar Dhawan, was dropped from the ODI squad currently facing Sri Lanka. The 37-year-old’s form and strike rate have been a constant talking point of late, especially with the likes of Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan delivering with the bat at the opening slot in the limited opportunities they have got in the recent past.

As far as his ODI career is concerned, Shikhar Dhawan played 167 matches and amassed 6793 runs at an average of 44.11 with 17 centuries and 39 fifties. Overall, in his last ten ODIs, Shikhar Dhawan has registered scores of 3, 8, 7, 28, 3, 72, 8, 13, 4, and 40.  He scored three single-digit scores in the series against Bangladesh. He deserved a place in the Indian team for the IND vs NZ ODIs to prove that he’s not finished yet.

Virat Kohli | Rohit Sharma | Rishabh Pant | KL Rahul | Suryakumar Yadav | Sanju Samson | Shreyas Iyer | Yuzvendra Chahal | Jasprit Bumrah