NZ vs IND:- India Playing 11 vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, 2023

NZ vs IND:- India Playing 11 vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, 2023. India finished a 3-0 clean sweep in their last ODI series at home against Sri Lanka while New Zealand won their last series 2-1 in Pakistan. Tom Latham will lead the Kane Williamson-less Kiwi side in the NZ vs IND ODIs. Shardul Thakur and KS Bharat have received India’s call-up for the NZ vs IND ODI series.

Rohit Sharma & Co reached Hyderabad on Monday for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand starting on January 18. Team India will have their official practice at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium from 2 PM. New Zealand currently is the No. 1 team in ICC ODI Rankings but India can replace them with a whitewash in the NZ vs IND series starting from 18th January.

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After a complete dominance of their neighbors, India is now up for the Kiwi challenge. The Blackcaps are coming here on the back of a 2-1 series win in Pakistan.

After scoring his first hundred since 2019 in the Asia Cup 2022 game against Afghanistan, Virat Kohli is now back to his golden form in ODIs too. The former India skipper has scored 3 hundreds in his last 4 innings against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and will be the danger man for the visiting New Zealand team.

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As the absence of an in-form Kane Williamson puts New Zealand in a difficult position, Devon Conway would be the key player to watch out for in the NZ The southpaw batsman was named man of the series against Pakistan.

New Zealand will also be missing Tim Southee and Trent Boult in this series. There are many less experienced faces in the bowling attack.  Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, and Mitchell Santner will have to lead the bowling effort for the visitors. India with their superior-looking squad would be the favorites but with New Zealand, if history is any indicator, you’re always in for a surprise.

India will have one eye on the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 this year as they get ready to play New Zealand in the home series. Shubman Gill has knocked on the door with some consistent performances and will be one to watch out for.

The NZ series will be a great opportunity to test the likes of Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj, and Kuldeep Yadav. Ishan Kishan continues to be part of the NZ vs IND ODI squad while KS Bharat comes in for KL Rahul.

Another change is in the bowling department as Shardul Thakur comes in for Arshdeep Singh. Bengal bowling all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed has replaced Axar Patel from the Sri Lanka ODI squad in NZ vs IND ODIs. India seem to be going for their best players for this NZ vs IND series.

NZ vs IND:- India Playing 11 vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, 2023

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 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 scored a 60-ball 70 in the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka and was involved in a 143-run opening stand with Rohit Sharma. He scored 21 off 12 balls in the 2nd ODI. In the 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka, he scored a 97 ball 116 (his 2nd ODI ton) and was involved in a 131 run 2nd wicket partnership with Virat Kohli, who scored an unbeaten 166. He will look to continue in the same vein in the upcoming NZ vs IND ODIs. He averages 59.6 having amassed 894 runs in 18 ODIs.

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. Ishan Kishan became the fourth Indian to hit a double hundred in ODI cricket. 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. He will look to continue in the same vein in the upcoming NZ vs IND ODIs.

Rohit Sharma (C)

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 in NZ vs IND ODIs. 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 scored a 67-ball 83 in the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka and was involved in a 143-run opening stand with Shubman Gill. His innings was laced with 9 fours and 3 sixes. He scored 17 off 21 in the 2nd SL vs IND ODI and 42 off 49 in the 3rd ODI. He will look to continue in the same vein in the upcoming NZ vs IND ODIs.

Virat Kohli

The 34-year-old middle-order batter run machine Virat Kohli scored consecutive ODI tons -113 vs Bangladesh in the 3rd ODI and 113 vs Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI before adding one in the last ODI (3 tons in 4 innings). 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.

His 113 off 87 balls in the 1st SL vs IND ODI was laced with 12 fours and a six and he was an obvious choice for Man of the Match. He scored only 4 in the 2nd ODI but scored an unbeaten 166 off 110 (13 fours, 8 sixes, strike rate of 150.91) and was awarded both MOM and MOS in the 3rd SL vs IND ODI. He will look to continue in the same vein in the upcoming NZ vs IND ODIs.

Rajat Patidar

Shreyas Iyer has sustained a back injury and won’t be available for NZ vs IND ODIs. The All India Chairman Selection Panel has named Rajat Patidar as his replacement. It would be interesting to see whether Rajat Patidar gets a game as Suryakumar Yadav is already waiting in the wings.

Rajat Patidar went on to amass 333 runs in seven IPL 2022 innings, scoring at 55.50 with a splendid strike rate of 152.75. The 28-year-old slammed an unbeaten 112 off just 54 balls at a strike rate of over 207 for Bangalore against Lucknow in IPL 2022. His breathtaking knock was studded with 12 fours and 7 sixes.

India’s Shreyas Iyer was in sublime form in ODIs boasting an average of 46.6 after the ODI series against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He had a phenomenal 2022 in ODIs amassing 724 runs in 17 ODIs averaging above 50.

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. But he is having an excellent run of form in T20Is, where he has hit 3 tons and 13 fifties and averages 45+ at an outstanding strike rate of 180+. He is currently ranked No. 1 in T20Is by ICC.

The 32-year-old right-handed batter wasn’t in the ODI squad for the Bangladesh series and wasn’t in the playing XI against Sri Lanka in the 1st  and 2nd ODI but replaced Hardik Pandya (who was rested) in the 3rd ODI. He scored only 4 off as many balls in the 3rd ODI.

KL Rahul isn’t named in the upcoming home New Zealand limited over series due to family commitments and Suryakumar Yadav will want to take full advantage of this opportunity. He averages 29.85 in 17 ODIs amassing 388 runs. He will look to continue his T20I form in the upcoming NZ vs IND ODIs.

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 before the SL ODIs 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 wasn’t named in the ODI squad for the Bangladesh series. The pace all-rounder scored 14 and took 1/33 in 6 overs in the first SL vs IND ODI and returned with figures of 0/26 (5 overs) and 36 off 53 in the second SL vs IND ODI. He was rested for the 3rd inconsequential ODI. He will look to continue in the same vein in the upcoming NZ vs IND ODIs.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav, who replaced Yuzvendra Chahal, picked 3/51 in 10 overs and was awarded MOM for his stellar show in the 2nd ODI. Kuldeep Yadav retained  his place in the SL vs IND 3rd ODI. Kuldeep Yadav picked 2/16 in 5 overs as India bundled out Sri Lanka for 73.

Kuldeep Yadav has featured in 75 ODIs since his debut way back in 2017 in the 50 overs format and has picked 124 scalps averaging 27.69 at an economy of 5.18. He will look to continue in the same vein in the upcoming NZ vs IND ODIs.

Washington Sundar

Washington Sundar, the off-spinner all-rounder has featured in 13 ODIs and has amassed 212 runs averaging 35.33 and has picked 14 scalps averaging 23.5. He will look to continue in the same vein in the upcoming NZ vs IND ODIs.

Mohammed Shami

Bengal pacer Mohammed Shami’s last ODI assignment before the ODIs against SL 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 Mohammed Shami was ruled out of the ODI and Test series against Bangladesh due to a right shoulder injury. He returned with figures of 1/67 in 9 overs in the first SL vs IND ODI but was wicketless in the 2nd ODI (0/43 in 7 overs). He picked 2/20 in 6 overs in the 3rd ODI. He now has 155 scalps in 85 ODIs averaging 26.06. He will look to continue in the same vein in the upcoming NZ vs IND ODIs.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj debuted in ODIs way back in January 2019 but has played sporadically. He has picked 33 scalps in 19 ODIs averaging 22.15 at an impressive economy rate of 4.73. In the recently concluded IND vs SL ODI series, he picked 9 scalps in 3 ODIs averaging 10.22 to emerge as the highest wicket-taker.

He was 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. Mohammed Siraj picked 2/30 in 7 overs in the first SL vs IND ODI. He picked 3/30 in the 2nd ODI bowling 5.4 overs. He was on fire in the 3rd ODI picking career-best figures of 4/32 in 10 overs. He will look to continue in the same vein in the upcoming NZ vs IND ODIs.

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