India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI: The Indian team has started preparing for one-day cricket since the beginning of the year. Coach Rahul Dravid is also getting a chance to test the team. India defeated Sri Lanka by a record margin in the last ODI of the series. Rohit Sharma is full of confidence. However, New Zealand is much ahead of Sri Lanka. So the Kiwis are very cautious of the Indian team management.
India vs New Zealand: Ishan returns, Nizam's city Awaits home Boy Siraj
Hyderabad: Team India is taking the field within 72 hours of the Sri Lanka series. The opponent is different this time. The India vs New Zealand ODI series starts at home from Wednesday. First ODI of the series at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad. The remaining two matches are on Saturday and Tuesday. Team India whitewashed Sri Lanka. This year, the 50-over cricket world cup is on the country's soil. The Indian team has started preparing for one-day cricket since the beginning of the year. Coach Rahul Dravid is also getting a chance to test the team. India defeated Sri Lanka by a record margin in the last ODI of the series. Rohit Sharma is full of confidence. However, New Zealand is much ahead of Sri Lanka. So the Kiwis are very cautious of the Indian team management. Know details in this report of Next World Cup.
Bad news in the Indian camp before the start of the series. Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the one-day series with a back injury. Rajat Patidar has been called in his place. Rishabh Pant out of the field due to accident. Lokesh Rahul is not in the Kiwi series due to personal reasons. Ishan Kishan sat outside the field after scoring a double century against Bangladesh. The Jharkhand keeper batsman is going to return in the first ODI against New Zealand. Ishan will go down in the middle order, said captain Rohit Sharma the day before the match. Skipper Rohit Sharma is going to be accompanied by Shubman Gilli in the opening. Gill got a century in the last match as well.
Virat Kohli scored 2 centuries against the Lankans. RunMachine in great form. Kohli Chande, that is the USP of the Indian team. Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya are the trust of the team in the middle order. Washington Sunder can play in place of Akshar Patel. However, the name of Shahbaz Ahmed of Bengal is also thinking about the team management.
India's bowling department is in a frenzy. Think tank thinking of arranging pace attack with Siraj, Sami, Umran. Mohammed Siraj will take the field in the country's jersey for the first time at home. Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are in the spin category. Anyone can be seen on the field. The Indian team management will choose the final eleven on the day of the match.
On the other hand, the Kiwis have come to play in India under the captaincy of Tom Latham. Batters like Conway, Nicholls, Phillips have come to tour India. Even if Southi, Boultra does not come, Ferguson, Dufira are in the bowling department. Spinner Ish Sodhi is injured. All-rounders like Bracewell, Santner, Mitchell have also come with the New Zealand team. Adapting to the Indian weather in a World Cup year is also a challenge for the Kiwis. Keeping that in mind, New Zealand is entering the field in Nizam's city in preparation for the World Cup.
