Fresh off a series win against Sri Lanka, one-day cricket action for Rohit Sharma and Co moved to Hyderabad as they take on World No 1 side New Zealand. India won the toss and opted to bat first and rung in four changes from the third ODI against Sri Lanka.
Hardik Pandya returned to the side while Shardul Thakur came in for Axar Patel, who is unavailable this series. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav came in for Shreyas Iyer who has been ruled out of the series due to an injury. Additionally, Ishan Kishan will slot into the middle-order in place of KL Rahul and will don the wicket-keeper’s gloves, as confirmed by Rohit in the press-conference ahead of this match.
India vs New Zealand: Rohit Sharma on Ishan Kishan’s return, Mohammed Siraj’s importance and more
After winning the toss, Rohit said, “We want to make sure we want to bowl under lights and defend score. We did well against Sri Lanka, but this is a different challenge. Important for us to keep the momentum going. The spirit in the team is really good.”
New Zealand are also coming off a come-from-behind series win against Pakistan and will be heading into the series with Tom Latham leading the side in the…
