Spin all-rounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the New Zealand ODI series. He was injured while bowling in the first ODI played in Vadodara. BCCI has announced Sundar’s replacement. In his place, Ayush Badoni, who plays domestic cricket for Delhi, has been included in the team. Badoni has been selected in the national team for the first time.

Ayush Badoni joins Team India for second and third ODI in place of Washington Sundar

Spin all-rounder Washington Sundar complained of severe pain in the lower part of his left rib while bowling during the first ODI against New Zealand on Sunday. Now they will be scanned. After this the BCCI medical team will take expert opinion.

BCCI issued a press release saying that Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the remaining two matches of the New Zealand ODI series. The men’s selection committee has included Ayush Badoni in the team in his place. Badoni will join the team at the venue of the second ODI i.e. Rajkot.

26 year old Ayush Badoni has played 27 List A matches so far. During this period, he has scored 693 runs at an average of 36.47 with one century and five half-centuries. Along with explosive batting in the middle order, he can also do spin bowling. He has 18 wickets in his name in the list. Badoni plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL. Badoni has played 56 matches in IPL so far. During this period he has scored 963 runs and taken 4 wickets. In IPL, he got a chance to bowl only in seven innings.

India’s team for second and third ODI- Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper) and Ayush Badoni.

India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the first ODI played at BCA Cricket Stadium, Vadodara. Virat Kohli was the hero of India’s victory. In this match, Virat Kohli, who completed 28000 runs in international cricket, played a match-winning inning of 93 runs. Even though he missed the century, he was successful in winning the 45th Player of the Match in ODI. After the match, New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson praised this Indian great. However, in this match, it was Jameson who dismissed Virat and he 54Stopped from scoring his 10th ODI century.

A legendary batsman like Virat cannot be stopped – Kyle Jamieson

Kyle Jamieson, who has shared the dressing room with Virat Kohli at Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, said that it is difficult to determine whether Virat Kohli is in his best form at the moment or not. Jamieson told reporters after the match, ,It is difficult to say whether this is his best performance or not. He has been performing very well for a long time. Whenever you come face to face with them, you feel that you have to give your best performance to compete with them. He is a player of a different level and seems to be in good form most of the time.,

he adds, ,To stop players like Kohli, you have to make some special strategies, but legendary batsmen like him cannot be controlled. He dominates a little bit, so I enjoyed watching him play.,

I was fortunate that I got a chance to play in IPL- Jamieson

Regarding the ups and downs of his career, Jamieson said, there are ups and downs in the career of any player. Everyone has their own experiences. I was fortunate that I got a chance to play in the IPL early in my career. My perspective has changed to a great extent now. These days I feel more grateful than ever to go on tour, play cricket and make my presence felt on the field.

India has defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the first ODI match. In this match played in Vadodara, the New Zealand team had scored 300 runs while playing first. In reply, the Indian team faltered and won in 49 overs with 4 wickets remaining. Virat Kohli played an inning of 93 runs for India, while Shubman Gill also played a half-century. This is India’s first victory in the year 2026.

Team India, which came to chase the target of 301 runs, did not have a very good start. When Team India’s score was 39 runs, Rohit Sharma was out after scoring 26 runs. Shubman Gill scored a half-century in a steady and slow manner and contributed 56 runs.

New Zealand tried hard

At one time the Indian team had scored 234 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. At this time the Indian team had to score 67 runs in 66 balls and with Virat Kohli in charge, Team India’s victory seemed easy. Team India had scored 234 runs, then Virat Kohli was out after scoring 93 runs. KL Rahul was not able to connect the ball in the beginning, due to which the required run rate was increasing, on the other hand wickets were also continuously falling.

Harshit Rana played an innings of 29 runs in 23 balls, not only removed the pressure from Rahul but also kept the Indian team in the race to register victory. But in the end, KL Rahul ensured the victory of the Indian team by hitting 2 fours and a six.

Rohit did not work, Captain Gill’s half century

Rohit Sharma is also in good form, but the beginning of the year 2026 was not memorable for him. He was out against New Zealand after scoring 26 runs in 29 balls. But captain Shubman Gill, who was returning after missing the ODI series against South Africa, definitely scored a half-century. Gill played a steady inning of 56 runs in 71 balls. In this innings he hit 3 fours and 2 sixes.

Virat missed a century, but created history

Maintaining his amazing form, Virat Kohli has played an inning of 93 runs. He scored 93 runs in 91 balls, in which he hit 8 fours and one six. This was the 77th half-century inning of his ODI career. Virat has scored a total of 469 runs in his last 5 ODI innings, in which he has scored 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries.

Kohli made many records in his name by playing an inning of 93 runs in the match. He has become the fastest batsman to complete 28,000 runs in international cricket. He achieved this feat in his 624th innings, before him Sachin Tendulkar had completed 28 thousand runs in 644 innings. Apart from this, he has left Kumar Sangakkara at second place in terms of scoring most runs in international cricket.

Recently, tension has increased between the cricket boards of India and Bangladesh. This whole controversy started from there, when on the instructions of BCCI, KKR franchise released Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has even banned the telecast of IPL in its country. He has even demanded to have his T20 World Cup matches held in Sri Lanka.

Amidst all this, the first ODI match between India vs New Zealand was played in Vadodara, in which the name of Bangladesh’s Sharafuddaula Saikat is also in the list of match officials i.e. umpires. Sharafuddaula is playing the role of third umpire in the first ODI match between India and New Zealand.

On one hand, Bangladesh Cricket Board had expressed concern about the security of its players and staff in India in a letter written to ICC. So how did it happen that BCB did not stop its umpire from coming to India. Know what is ICC’s rule regarding this?

How did Bangladeshi umpire come to India?

Those who play the role of umpiring in international cricket matches have a contract with ICC. The International Cricket Council divides umpires into two categories. Umpires are divided into ICC Elite Panel and ICC International Panel categories.

These umpires are appointed by ICC and only ICC can remove them. Therefore, it is not decided by BCCI, BCB or the cricket board of any other country as to which country and who will be the umpire in an international cricket match. This is the work of ICC, so even if Bangladesh Cricket Board wanted, it could not have stopped Sharafuddaula from coming to India.

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Virat Kohli made a world record by completing 28000 international runs, overtook Sachin Tendulkar.

Shreyas Iyer, who is returning from injury, is playing his first ODI against New Zealand. In this match being played in Vadodara, excellent fielding of the vice-captain was seen, which everyone was surprised to see. He dismissed Michael Bracewell with a direct throw at the wicket from a long distance. Its video is also going viral.

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI is being played at BCA Stadium in Vadodara. Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. Devon Conway (56) and Henry Nicholls (62) made a partnership of 117 runs for the first wicket, but the Indian bowlers made a good comeback by taking consecutive wickets in the middle order. Then Daryl Mitchell took over the innings, he scored 84 runs. New Zealand’s innings ended at 300, although if Shreyas Iyer had not dismissed Michael Bracewell with a direct throw, the visiting team could have scored at least 20 to 30 more runs.

Shreyas Iyer’s rocket throw

New Zealand’s score was 237 runs for 5 wickets. Harshit Rana came to bowl the 43rd over, on the last ball of this over, Daryl Mitchell played lightly and ran for a run. Shreyas Iyer, standing at long-on, came running towards the ball, then Mitchell ran for the second run. Iyer quickly picked up the ball and threw it straight on the wicket. The ball hit the stump straight on non-strike and Michael Bracewell had to return to the pavilion.

Commitment level: @ShreyasIyer15

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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) January 11, 2026

Shreyas Iyer is known for his excellent fielding. Let us tell you that even during the Australia tour, he got injured while fielding, then he took an amazing catch by running backwards. During this, he got injured while falling on the ground.

Virat Kohli created a new record as soon as he took the field against New Zealand in Vadodara. He has now joined the top-5 list of players who have played the most number of ODI International matches for India. India vs New Zealand 1st ODI is being played at BCA Stadium in Vadodara.

Virat Kohli has played 309 ODI international matches for Team India. He has left behind former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly in this matter. Ganguly played 308 ODI matches for India. Kohli can also leave behind Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Azharuddin in the coming days. Azharuddin has played 334 ODI matches and Dravid has played 340 ODI matches.

Sachin Tendulkar at number one

The player who has played the most ODI international matches for India is Sachin Tendulkar, who played 463 matches. This is also a world record, he is the player who has played the most ODIs in the world. MS Dhoni is second among those who have played the most ODIs for India, under whose captaincy India won the 2011 ODI World Cup. Dhoni has played 347 ODI international matches.

Most ODI matches for India

• Sachin Tendulkar- 463
• MS Dhoni- 347
• Rahul Dravid- 340
• Mohammad Azharuddin- 334
• Virat Kohli- 309*
• Sourav Ganguly- 308

This record is on the target of Virat Kohli

India has got a target of 301 runs to win in the first ODI being played in Vadodara. Batting first, New Zealand scored 300 runs. Even with the bat, Virat Kohli can make many records in this match. If he scores 42 runs, he will leave Kumar Sangakkara behind in terms of scoring the most runs in international cricket.

Currently Kumar Sangakkara has 28016 runs. Virat Kohli has scored 27975 runs in 556 matches, he is just 41 runs behind Sangakkara. Sangakkara is the second batsman in the world to score the most runs in international cricket. Sachin is at number one with 34357 runs. If he scores 94 runs, he will become the batsman who has scored the most runs in ODI against New Zealand, currently this record is in the name of Sachin.

Washington Sundar Injury Update: The first ODI match against India is being played in Vadodara. This match has brought bad news for Team India, because Washington Sundar has probably become the victim of a shot. Sundar got injured while bowling in the Vadodara ODI match, after which he returned to the dugout.

Washington Sundar has suffered a back strain and is currently under the observation of the medical team. Due to strain, Sundar left the field after the 20th over of New Zealand’s innings. Before leaving the field, Washington Sundar had bowled 5 overs, in which he gave 27 runs and could not take a single wicket.

Let us tell you that if the injury is more serious, a cricketer can sit out for 3-4 months. During the commentary it was told that Sundar had suffered a back strain. In his place, Nitish Kumar Reddy came on the field as a replacement fielder.

The seriousness of his injury has not been revealed yet. Only after the medical team’s investigation will it be confirmed whether Sundar is going to be out of the current series or not. There is no update yet regarding whether Sundar will come to bat for the Indian team in this match or not.

Washington Sundar, recently played 2 matches for Tamil Nadu in Vijay Hazare Trophy. In those 2 matches, Sundar was able to score only 45 runs with the bat and take only 2 wickets in bowling. Despite this average performance, he was included in the playing eleven of the first ODI match.

In the first ODI, New Zealand came to bat first and at one time had scored 117 runs without losing any wicket. At one time a score of 350 runs seemed possible for the Kiwi team, but their innings ended at 300 runs.

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The first ODI match is being played between India and New Zealand at the BCA Cricket Stadium in Vadodara. After batting first, New Zealand has set a target of 301 runs for India. At one time, the Kiwi team had scored 170 runs for 3 wickets in 33 overs, then it seemed that New Zealand would easily cross 320, but the Indian bowlers took wickets continuously in the last overs and restricted the Kiwis to 300. For New Zealand, Devon Conway scored 56 and Henry Nicholls scored 62 runs. Whereas Daryl Mitchell played an inning of 84 runs in 71 balls.

For India, Mohammad Siraj took two wickets for 40 runs in 8 overs. Whereas Harshit Rana took two wickets for 65 runs in 10 overs. Prasidh Krishna also took two wickets. Whereas Kuldeep Yadav got a success. The bad news for India is that Washington Sundar is injured. Now it remains to be seen whether he comes to bat or not. At present he is under the supervision of the medical team.

Century partnership of Henry Nicholls and Devon Conway

Henry Nicholls and Devon Conway made a century partnership for New Zealand. The first wicket of the Kiwi team fell at the score of 117 in the 22nd over. Nicholls was out after scoring 62 runs in 69 balls with the help of 8 fours. Whereas Conway played an innings of 56 runs in 67 balls. Six fours and one six came from his bat. After this Will Young was out after scoring only 12 runs.

Daryl Mitchell’s Garza Bat

After the century partnership, New Zealand lost 3 wickets within 29 runs, but Daryl Mitchell kept scoring runs continuously at one end. During this, Glenn Phillips returned to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs in 19 balls, Mitchell Hay 18 runs in 13 balls and captain Michael Bracewell returned after scoring 16 runs in 18 balls. Whereas Mitchell played an inning of 84 runs with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes.

Debutant Christian Clarke also made good contributions with the bat. This all-rounder scored unbeaten 24 runs in 17 balls in his first match with the bat. 3 fours came off his bat. Along with him, Kyle Jamieson returned unbeaten on eight runs in eight balls.

India vs New Zealand first ODI match is being played in Vadodara. Indian players started reaching Vadodara from January 7 to improve their preparations. Indian cricketers including Virat Kohli had sweated profusely in the nets. Meanwhile, a video surfaced in which Virat Kohli is seen encouraging a young bowler during a practice session.

Virat Kohli was practicing before the first ODI match against New Zealand. After the net session, Virat made the day of the young bowler by autographing the ball. He also gave him advice on what the bowler should do if he is hit by the balls.

What to do if you get beaten?

Giving a tip to the young bowler, Virat Kohli said, “The bowler will not do anything. He is just waiting for either I (the batsman) to make a mistake, or for the ball to turn on its own. Even if it is hit, there is no problem but it is important to have strong faith. I will bowl the ball that I have to bowl. I will not bowl the ball that the batsman is asking me to bowl.”

Former captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli is going through a very good form. Kohli, who has retired from T20 and Test formats, has scored 584 runs in the last 6 ODI innings with the help of three centuries and as many half-centuries.

Virat Kohli shared his experience and gave tips to the net bowler. pic.twitter.com/XzdxvfOtCV

— Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) January 10, 2026

Virat Kohli close to creating history

Virat Kohli is very close to writing a new chapter in cricket history. Before the first ODI match against New Zealand, Virat has scored 27,975 runs in 623 innings. By scoring 25 more runs, Virat will become the fastest batsman to reach 28,000 international runs. Before him, only Sachin Tendulkar (644 innings) and Kumar Sangakkara (666 innings) have been able to do this.

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A young team from New Zealand has come to tour India. Especially many new faces are included in the ODI series. Spin all-rounder Michael Bracewell is the captain of New Zealand in the ODI series. Apart from him, there are experienced players in the team in the form of Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls and Kaim Jamieson. Talking about the Indian team, vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has returned to the team. The command of the team is in the hands of Shubman Gill. However, once again all eyes will be on Rohit and Virat.

pitch report

The pitch of BCA Stadium in Vadodara will be suitable for the batsmen. Indian women’s cricket team has played many matches here. The weather will also be good. There is no hope of rain at all. It is a flat wicket. In such a situation, the job of the bowlers will be to stop the runs. Team India can field with three spinners in the form of Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav. At the same time, Kiwi team can also include two spinners in the playing eleven.

match prediction

Our match prediction is telling that Team India has the upper hand in this match. The contest is 75-25. New Zealand team is looking very weak in front of Indian team. Anyway, it is not easy for any foreign team to defeat the Indian team at home. The chances of reversal are very less.

India’s probable playing eleven in the first ODI- Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj.

New Zealand’s probable playing eleven in the first ODI- Devon Conway, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell ,Captain), Josh Clarkson, Kyle Jamieson, Zachary Foulkes, Aditya Ashok and Christian Clarke.