India cricket team have decided to include 6 bowlers in their playing XI for the IND vs NZ 1st ODI in Baroda on Sunday. Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first in the contest. This game will mark the return of Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Siraj to the 50-over setup and also the first ODI for the Men in Blue in 2026.
India playing XI for IND vs NZ 1st ODI
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Bench: Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel
Iyer returns to the ODI side for the first time since October 2025. The Mumbai batter sustained abdominal injury last year which forced him to be on the sidelines for nearly 3 months. He recently received a fitness clearance from the BCCI’s CoE, paving the way for his return to international cricket.
Mohammed Siraj, who was last seen in action in ODIs in the series against Australia, returns to the side and will spearhead the pace unit which comprises of Krishna and Harshit Rana. Jadeja, Sundar and Kuldeep are the three spinners while India have decided not to include Nitish Kumar Reddy in the playing XI.
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI: Match Info
- Match: India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI
- Series: IND vs NZ: 3-match ODI series followed by 5-match T20I series
- Date: January 11
- Toss Time: 1:00 PM IST
- Match Time: 1:30 PM IST
- Venue: Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, Gujarat
- Captains: Shubman Gill (India), Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)
IND vs NZ 1st ODI squads
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja
New Zealand: Devon Conway(w), Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Nick Kelly, Josh Clarkson, Michael Rae, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Hay, Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Jayden Lennox
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