India are up against New Zealand on Sunday (January 11) in the 1st ODI of the three-match ODI series at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
Shubman Gill and his troops will be eyeing a winning start to the 50-over format while the Kiwis eye to spoil the party. This is also the first match of the men's team at the Kotambi Stadium, adding hue interest among the fans.
Gill returns as India captain while Shreyas Iyer has also made a comeback after his injury hiatus during the Australia tour. Following this ODI series, the Indian team will focus into the T20 format with the five-match series against the Black Caps, and the T20 World Cup after that.
India vs New Zealand Squads
India: Shubman Gill (c), Shreyas Iyer (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Rohit
Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
New Zealand: Michael Bracewell (c), Devon Conway, Mitchell Hay, Nick Kelly, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Josh Clarkson, Zak Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox, Michael Rae.
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Toss Result
India captain Shubman Gill won the Toss and elected to Bowl first.
IND vs NZ 1st ODI Playing 11
Shubman Gill confirmed that they will be eyeing to go with different kinds of combinations.
"It looks like a good wicket, will be a little easier to bat in the 2nd innings. Playing a bit of Vijay Hazare matches is good and everyone looks in good form. The environment is always nice and calm when we are together. We are going with six bowlers. "
"We wanted to bowl first but we are happy to bat first. We have to put India under pressure. It's a big series for us, a proud moment every time we play for New Zealand. Always a pleasure to play in India in front of such huge crowd," says NZ skipper Michael Bracewell.
India: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips (WK), Mithell Hay, Michael Bracewell (C), Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Zak Foulkes, Adithya Ashok
