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IND vs NZ: First ODI match between India and New Zealand on Wednesday, know what can be the playing XI of Team India
The New Zealand team is currently on a tour of India. The New Zealand team has to play a three-match ODI series, which is scheduled to begin on January 18. This match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. India will enter this series full of confidence as the Indian team recently beat Sri Lanka 3-0. The same New Zealand team has also been playing cricket on Asian soil for the last several days. Recently New Zealand defeated Pakistan 2-1. In such a situation, somewhere there can be a match between India and New Zealand. The Indian team would like to maintain their winning momentum against New Zealand. This match is considered very important before the ODI World Cup to be held this year.
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The match between India and New Zealand will start at 1:30 PM IST on January 18. You can watch the live telecast of this match on Hotstar and Star Sports Network. To watch the match on Disney Plus Hotstar, you have to subscribe to it. It is believed that in the absence of Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, Ishaan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav may get a chance to play in Team India. Looking at the Hyderabad pitch, Yuzvendra Chahal can be preferred over Kuldeep Yadav. Shubman Gill will start the Indian team with captain Rohit Sharma. At the same time, Virat Kohli, Ishaan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya will be seen batting in the middle order.
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Washington Sundar may also get a chance in the team. The responsibility of fast bowling will once again rest on Mohammad Siraj, Omran Malik and Mohammad Shami. Spin attack will be handled by Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal. Captain Rohit Sharma also confirmed that Ishan Kishan, who scored a record double hundred in his last ODI innings against Bangladesh, will play in the middle order. He said that Kishan will bat in the middle order and I am happy that he will get a chance here after that brilliant innings in Bangladesh. Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Umran Malik were India’s favorite fast bowling trio against Sri Lanka.
