On Saturday, January 3, the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI announced the much-awaited squad for India's upcoming One-Day International series against New Zealand. The three-match series will be commencing on January 11 with the first match to be played at the BCA Stadium, Vadodara, as Shubman Gill will be leading the Men in Blue.
Meanwhile, the largely anticipated return of vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has also come to fruition, but his participation is subjected to receiving a fitness clearance from the Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru. Iyer will be undergoing his rehabilitation up to a couple of days ahead of the first encounter, and might be a late entrant to re-unite with the squad. If the CoE declares him fit enough, he will be cleared to resume playing.
The wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has maintained his spot in the side, despite media reports stating otherwise. Dhruv Jurel has missed out, though. Meanwhile, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya and ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, too, have been kept out, keeping in mind their workload management ahead of the upcoming T20I series and the T20 World Cup that follows. Both were absent for the recent ODIs against South Africa as well.
