The three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand will start from tomorrow i.e. Sunday. The first ODI match between the two teams will be played at the BCA Cricket Stadium in Vadodara. The toss of this match will take place at 1 pm, while the match will start at 1.30 pm. The Indian team will play on this ground for the first time. Before this, this ground has hosted the women’s ODI series between India and West Indies.

Eyes will be on ROKO

Once again all eyes will be on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the Indian team. Both of them had performed brilliantly in the ODI series against South Africa. Kohli is fast moving towards 100 centuries in international cricket. In such a situation, he would like to score at least two centuries in this series also. King Kohli had scored two centuries in three matches against South Africa.

Michael Bracewell is the captain of New Zealand team

In the absence of many key players in the New Zealand team, Michael Bracewell will lead the team. Regular captain Mitchell Santner is out of the ODI series due to a groin injury, while Tom Latham has returned home for the birth of his first child. Former captain Kane Williamson is fulfilling his T20 commitments in the SA20 League in South Africa. Rachin Ravindra and fast bowler Jacob Duffy have been rested. Matt Henry, who is returning from a calf injury, is focusing on the T20 series keeping the T20 World Cup in mind. During this time, the performance of tall all-rounder Kyle Jamieson and 23-year-old leg spinner Aditya Ashok will also be kept an eye on. Jayden Lennox has been included in the team as a similar option to Santner. The batting is strong with the presence of players like Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will Young and Glenn Phillips among many new and inexperienced faces in the New Zealand team.

Team India for ODI series- Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana.

New Zealand team for ODI series- Michael Bracewell (captain), Devon Conway (wk), Mitchell Hay (wk), Nick Kelly, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Josh Clarkson, Jack Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Aditya Ashok, Christian Clerk, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox and Michael Ray.

Shubman Gill told in the press conference on Saturday how having Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the team helps him. The India vs New Zealand 3-match ODI series is starting from January 11, which will be Gill’s first ODI series at home as captain. During this, he also reacted on not being selected in the T20 World Cup 2026 squad.

Shubman Gill was out of the ODI series against South Africa due to injury, regarding which he admitted that it was a difficult period to stay away from the field after getting the captaincy. He said, “Obviously, it is never easy, especially when you are injured, watching your team play and you feel that you are not able to take part in all those matches, especially when you have just been made the captain.” Describing the importance of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the team, Gill said that one is one of the greatest openers in ODI and one is one of the greatest batsman in ODI.

What did Gill say about Rohit-Kohli?

Shubman Gill said, “Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest openers ever in ODIs and Virat bhai is one of the greatest ODI batsmen ever, so definitely when you have these two guys in your team, your life becomes a lot easier. If you are in a difficult situation, they (Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli) have gone through such situations and situations many times in their careers, so you can always go to them to know what they are thinking or what they will do and that information is available to anyone. is also very valuable to the captain.”

On not being selected in T20 World Cup 2026

Shubman Gill said, “As a player, you have the belief that if you play the World Cup, you will win for your team, you will win for your country. But despite this, I respected the selector’s decision, whatever decision they took, I wished the T20 team all the best and I am really hopeful that they will win the T20 World Cup.”

When and where to watch India vs New Zealand 1st ODI live

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI will be played on Sunday, January 11 at BCA Stadium, Vadodara. The match will start at 1:30 pm, toss will take place at 1 pm. The match will be broadcast live on the channels of Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.