IND vs NZ 1st ODI, Rohit Sharma: Today the players of the Indian cricket team will reach the ground for practice. Only after that, the final XI will be discussed. Rohit Sharma said about the match that he can talk about playing 11 only after seeing the pitch of Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. The first match of the ODI series between India and New Zealand is to be played here on Wednesday.
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ODI World Cup to be played in October
This series is very important for the upcoming ODI World Cup. This year the focus of the Indian team will be on the ODI series. Because the ODI World Cup is to be played in October. India started the year by thrashing Sri Lanka 3–0 in ODIs. The team would like to continue this winning campaign. Virat Kohli is running in excellent form. Gill and Rohit are giving good starts to the team. Now it has to be seen that if Ishaan Kishan gets a chance in the first match, then in which order he will come out to bat?
Team India Practice: India’s practice session
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch Report
A total of 6 ODIs have been played at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad so far. India has played 6 matches, out of which they have won 3 and lost 3. India has won once batting first and chasing twice. This pitch will not be completely helpful to the batsmen. Here the fast bowlers can get wickets in the beginning. The team batting first needs to score more than 300 runs. Chasing the target here, even 280 to 300 runs can look difficult. There will be a bounce in the pitch.
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IND vs NZ 1st ODI Live: ODI Squads of India and New Zealand
Indian ODI Squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Shahbaz Ahmed, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shrikar Bharat (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal
New Zealand ODI Squad:
Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Dag Bracewell, Henry Shipley, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Finn Allen (wk), Glenn Phillips (wk), Tom Latham (wk & captain), Blair Tickner, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson
