 "From left, India�s Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Virat Kohli and captain Shubman Gill during a practice session ahead of the first ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Kotambi Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. PTI")
India and New Zealand begin their ODI series in Vadodara this Sunday with some big names set to return for the Indian side. Captain Shubman Gill and his deputy Shreyas Iyer are back in the Indian side and will take their respective positions in the batting line-up.
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Gill and Iyer were both injured and missed the ODI series against South Africa. With this being the last ODI series in a while, both of them will be eager to make big scores. The same can be said about the veteran duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who too would be out of the international set-up for some time now as they only play ODIs.
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Mohammed Siraj is back to lead the pace bowling attack that also includes Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna who all will be looking to solidify their place in the team.
New Zealand will be led by off-spinner Michael Bracewell with a lot of big names absent. The batting line-up will be led by Daryl Mitchell and Will Young. The other big name in the line-up is Glenn Phillips. Kyle Jamieson will be leading the bowling line-up which is full of new names.
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When and where is India vs New Zealand 1st ODI?
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI takes place Sunday, January 11 at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara. The match begins 1:30 PM IST.
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI live streaming, telecast?
The upcoming India vs New Zealand 1st ODI will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network on television, and will also be streamed live on the JioHotstar website and application. You can also follow live coverage of the series on Firstpost.com.
India vs New Zealand ODI head to head
Matches: 120
India won: 62
New Zealand won: 50
Tied: 1
No Result: 7
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI squad
India: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
New Zealand: Michael Bracewell (C), Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay (WK), Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Will Young