Shikhar Dhawan And Co are all set for the ODI series against New Zealand as they have won the T20I series 1-0. Ahead of the opening contest on Friday (25 November) in Auckland, both the captains, Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson came together to unveil the trophy of the ODI series. In the three-match ODI series, both teams will face big players like Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Not part of the roster.
In a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI), the two captains came together in Auckland on the eve of the ODI series. The caption of the video read, “Smiles, friendly banter and the unveiling of the trophy! #TeamIndia | #NZvIND.”
India would like to end the year on a high after securing a successful run of wins away from home in the recent period. India defeated England in England and then won against the West Indies and South Africa in the ODI format, the latter two series won under Dhawan’s leadership. This is not the first time that India will be playing under the leadership of Dhawan, who has an impeccable record of leading the Indian team in ODIs.
Minor changes have been made to the Indian team as Shahbaz Ahmed and Kuldeep Sen have been asked to wait in India. Both Sen and Shahbaz were due to travel to New Zealand for the ODI series but will now travel to Bangladesh instead, leaving the squad for the New Zealand ODIs with no additions.
squads
India ODI Team: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shubman GillDeepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (VC and WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep YadavArshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen, Umran Malik
New Zealand ODI Team: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, adam milneJimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee
ODI Schedule:
Auckland (25 November)
Hamilton (27 November)
Christchurch (30 November)