IND vs NZ: India ODI Squad for New Zealand

Updated - 03 Jan 2023, 06:15 PM

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IND vs NZ: India ODI Squad for New Zealand. After the conclusion of the Sri Lanka series at home, India will face New Zealand at home on January 18-January 24 in 3 ODIs and on January 27-February 1 in 3 T20Is. Sri Lanka is set to tour India for a multi-format T20I and ODI series. During IND vs SL 2023 series, a 3-match ODI and 3-match T20I series will be played.

The T20I series will be played first followed by the ODI series. During IND vs SL 2023 series, the three T20I games will take place on January 3, 5, and 7. The three ODI games are scheduled to take place on January 10, 12, and 15.

Meanwhile, In February 2022, Sri Lanka has already toured India. The Sri Lankan team played an all-format series against India in February-March 2022. The visitors got thrashed by the Indians in all formats of the game. India won the Test series 2-0 & T20I Series 3-0.

Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah are fit but selectors want to see them doing match practice | Getty

Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of both ODI and Test series against Bangladesh and wasn’t considered for the Sri Lanka limited overs series. Ravindra Jadeja has recovered from his knee surgery. Jasprit Bumrah may also return for the New Zealand series. The duo, who have been on the sidelines for a long time, will not be rushed back into the national team.

Shikhar Dhawan has not been included in the Indian team drawn up for their upcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Another key exclusion from both the white-ball teams is Rishabh Pant, who has struggled to find his feet in the shorter formats. Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was axed from India’s ODI and T20I squads named for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.

Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Image Credit: Twitter)

IND vs SL: India Squad for Sri Lanka ODIs: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh

Ravindra Jadeja may replace Axar Patel who may be rested if the senior all-rounder returns for the next series, while Jasprit Bumrah may replace an inexperienced Umran Malik for the NZ series.

IND vs NZ: India ODI Squad for New Zealand (Predicted)

Ishan Kishan

Young Ishan Kishan got his chance in the third and final inconsequential ODI against Bangladesh at Chattogram against Bangladesh after captain Rohit Sharma was ruled out due to an injury. Ishan Kishan eventually perished for 210 off 131 balls. His innings was laced with 10 sixes and 24 boundaries. Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan also stitched a record 290-run stand.

Ishan Kishan became the fourth Indian to hit a double hundred in ODI cricket. He joined the likes of Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virender Sehwag. Ishan Kishan completed the 200 in just 126 deliveries, which is now the fastest double-hundred ever scored. He was the first batter to convert his maiden ODI 100 to 200. In 10 ODIs, he has amassed 477 runs averaging 53 with 1 ton and 3 fifties.

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill was Man of the series in the ODI series against West Indies and Zimbabwe where he amassed 205 and 245 runs respectively averaging 102.5 and 122.5. He averages 57.25 after playing 15 ODIs amassing 687 runs with 1 ton and 4 fifties.

He hit his maiden century- a career-best 130 against Zimbabwe after scoring 98* against West Indies when rain intervened and he was denied a ton. He may feature in the 2023 WC Indian squad. He wasn’t named in the Indian ODI squad facing Bangladesh but will return against Sri Lanka and play against New Zealand.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul might be another middle-order batsman for the team in the 2023 ODI World Cup and ODI series against Sri Lanka. He may also open the innings. The right-handed 31-year-old batter has been named as the keeper for the ODI series against Bangladesh in Rishabh Pant’s absence.

KL Rahul has hit 5 tons in his ODI career. He top-scored in the 1st ODI against Bangladesh, scoring 73 off 70 when other Indian batters struggled. In 48 ODIs, he averages 44 having amassed 1760 runs.

Rohit Sharma

The right-handed batter and Indian current skipper Rohit Sharma has shown decent form in the 50-over format this year. Rohit Sharma will open the innings for the team or may bat in the middle order against Sri Lanka and New Zealand in ODIs. He has amassed 9454 runs in 235 ODIs averaging 48.73.

He opened with Shikhar Dhawan in the ODI series against Bangladesh before a thumb injury ruled him out of the 3rd ODI and Test series. He was rested for the ODI series against Zimbabwe and West Indies and his last ODI series was against England before the ODIs against Bangladesh. He has scored a record 3 double tons including the highest recorded individual score of 264.

Virat Kohli

The 34-year-old middle-order batter run machine Virat Kohli’s recent ODI form isn’t that great. A good show in the Asia Cup 2022 and T20 World Cup 2022, where he was among the leading run-getters, gave him the necessary confidence to return to form in ODIs too and he responded by scoring 113 in the last inconsequential ODI against Bangladesh.

He has hit 44 ODI tons, the penultimate of which came in August 2019 when he slammed back-to-back tons against West Indies. He is the 2nd highest century scorer in ODIs after Sachin Tendulkar (49 ODI tons) and the 6th highest run-getter in ODIs. He has amassed 12471 in 265 ODIs averaging 57.47.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav has hit 2 fifties but has failed to convert fifties into tons. His highest ODI score is only 64 against West Indies in February 2022. In 16 ODIs, he has amassed 384 runs averaging 32.

But he is having an excellent run of form in T20Is, where he has hit 2 tons and 12 fifties and averages 44 at an outstanding strike rate of 180.98. He is currently ranked No. 1 in T20Is by ICC. The 32-year-old right-handed batter isn’t in the ODI squad for the ongoing Bangladesh series.

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya, the 29-year-old pace all-rounder, was rested for the ODI series against Zimbabwe and West Indies and his last ODI series was against England in July 2022. He scored 71 and picked 4/24 in the last 3rd ODI against England to bag the MOS award for scoring 100 runs and picking 6 scalps in that series. He isn’t in the ODI squad for the Bangladesh series. In 66 ODIs, he has amassed 1366 runs averaging 33.8 and picked 63 scalps averaging 38.69.

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja missed the T20 World Cup 2022 due to injuries before being named in the ODI and Test squad for the Bangladesh tour. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is yet to fully recover from knee surgery that he underwent in September and will miss the Bangladesh tour as well.

Ravindra Jadeja’s last ODI assignment came in the 2022 tour of England. The spin all-rounder has amassed 2447 runs in 171 ODIs averaging 32.63 apart from taking 189 scalps averaging 37.37. Ravindra Jadeja may return against New Zealand in the ODI series. If he doesn’t return, Axar Patel may be preferred instead.

Shreyas Iyer

India’s Shreyas Iyer is in sublime form in ODIs boasting of an average of around 48 having amassed 1537 runs in 39 ODIs after the ODI series against Bangladesh.

He managed 129 runs against New Zealand averaging 64.5 in 2 innings, 191 runs against South Africa including a 113* in 3 innings, and 109 runs in 3 ODIs against Bangladesh. He is having a phenomenal 2022 in ODIs amassing 724 runs in 17 ODIs averaging above 50.

Washington Sundar

Washington Sundar has been injured prone but being an off-spinner is an ideal replacement for off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who may be dropped from ODI World Cup 2023 squad as he had an underwhelming T20 World Cup 2022.

Washington Sundar debuted way back in December 2017 but has only featured in 12 ODIs. He may be included in ODI WC 2023 squad for his age of 23 years being on his side and since he’s an off-spinner. He, however, failed to pick a single scalp in the recently concluded New Zealand ODI series which was marred by rain. He is in the Indian playing XI in the ODI series against Bangladesh where he scored 67 runs and picked 6 wickets averaging 9.33.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj debuted in ODIs way back in January 2019 but has played sporadically featuring in 16 ODIs where he picked 24 scalps. His career-best figures of 3/29 came against West Indies in February 2022. He is in the Indian playing XI for the 1st ODI against Bangladesh and was the pick of the Indian bowlers picking 3/32 in 10 overs. He picked 2/73 and 1/27 in the other two ODIs.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal may be picked in India’s 2023 World Cup ODI squad. He has picked 118 scalps in 70 ODIs averaging 26.97. He was wicketless in the 1st ODI against the Kiwis but had picked 7 wickets in 3 ODIs against West Indies and England in the preceding ODI series.

Yuzvendra Chahal was benched surprisingly despite being in the squad throughout the T20 World Cup 2022. He was earlier omitted from India’s T20 WC 2021 squad. He isn’t in the Indian squad facing Bangladesh in a 3-match ODI series but may return against Sri Lanka and Australia.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav who has featured in 73 ODIs since his debut way back in 2017 in the 50 overs format and has picked 119 scalps averaging 28.29 and is another contender for the specialist spinners slot. He was in the Indian squad facing Bangladesh in a 3-match ODI series and was also in the ODI series against Sri Lanka and, may play against New Zealand.

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 33 scalps in 21 T20Is since debuting against England in July 2022. He averages an impressive 18.12 with the ball in hand.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah may return against New Zealand in the ODI series although the selectors may not rush him. The pacer’s last Test and ODI came against England in July 2022 while his last T20I came against Australia in September 2022. He had picked 121 scalps in 72 ODIs averaging 24.3.

Mohammed Shami

Bengal pacer Mohammed Shami’s last ODI assignment came against hosts England in July 2022 while his last Test was the 5th rescheduled Test against England. His last T20I came in November 2022 in the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final defeat against England. The veteran pacer has picked 152 scalps in 82 ODIs averaging 25.72. Senior fast bowler Mohammed Shami was ruled out of the ODI and Test series against Bangladesh due to a right shoulder injury.

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