CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Bhopal: Bhopal/New Delhi: A major change has been made in the Indian team ahead of the upcoming five-match ODI series against New Zealand. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee has also included fast bowler Aqib Nabi in the squad for the first three ODIs. Earlier, he had been picked only for the fourth and fifth matches of the series. He will now be available for selection from the opening match of the series.
Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out due to injury. The change was made after fast bowler Prasidh Krishna was ruled out of the entire ODI series because of a hamstring injury. Prasidh suffered the injury during the home ODI series against the West Indies. He has not yet regained full fitness and needs additional time to reach match fitness. However, there remains a possibility of his return before the upcoming Test series.
Aqib’s Ranji Trophy performances have been impressive. The 29-year-old right-arm fast bowler from Jammu and Kashmir has made a mark with his bowling in domestic cricket. In the recent four-day match between India A and New Zealand A, he took six wickets. His performances over the past two Ranji Trophy seasons have also been impressive. He made his ODI international debut against the West Indies last month.
The ODI series will begin on November 4. The first match of the five-match ODI series between India and New Zealand will be played on November 4 at Eden Park in Auckland. Shubman Gill will captain the Indian team in the first three matches, while Shreyas Iyer will be the vice-captain. Shreyas Iyer will take over the captaincy in the fourth and fifth ODIs. Nitish Kumar Reddy will be available only for the first ODI.
Indian squad for the first three ODIs: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy (first ODI only) and Aqib Nabi.
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