IND vs NZ: India To Drop Hardik Pandya And Kuldeep Yadav For 3rd ODI - Reports

Indian Cricket Team would be keen to whitewash New Zealand in the 3rd ODI at Indore on 24th January(Tuesday). The Men in Blue registered a resounding victory in the 2nd ODI where they were quite ruthless in all the 3 departments of the game.

New Zealand would be eyeing a quick turnaround after a disastrous performance at Raipur. The Black Caps need someone who could surprise the opponent in the power-play overs by playing an attacking brand of cricket as Indian bowlers are bowling quite a wicket to wicket which frustrates the batters.

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Hardik Pandya & Kuldeep Yadav to be Rested for 3rd ODI

According to the reports, vice-captain Hardik Pandya & the left-arm chinaman could be given a break for the 3rd ODI. India is slated to play the T20I series against New Zealand commencing from 27th January. Shahbaz Ahmed could come in place of Hardik Pandya. During Post-match presentation skipper Rohit Sharma gave a hint that they need to manage the workload of Shami & Siraj as well; we could see Umran Malik in the playing 11.

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Great Contest on Cards

The 3rd ODI may be a dead rubber but a win for India would take them to the No.1 spot in the ICC ODI Rankings. The Men in Blue though would like to see the middle order batters like Suryakumar Yadav & Ishan Kishan get some runs under their belt where in the 1st ODI they couldn’t convert their starts.

Even though New Zealand is missing their key players, they have the knack of making a stellar comeback. The Black Caps should use Glenn Philips up the order as the right-handed batter can play a breezy knock and take the game away from the opposition team.

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