BCCI declares India’s squad for three-match ODI series against New Zealand from Jan 11, 2026. Full schedule & player updates inside.

The Indian team for the forthcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand, which is set to start on January 11, 2026, has been formally declared by the BCCI.

As India starts its final bilateral 50-over assignment before all attention turns to the T20 World Cup, the selection meeting, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, has produced a lineup that strikes a compromise between senior steadiness and a definite eye toward the future.

The return of Shreyas Iyer is still doubtful.

The BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (COE) must grant final fitness permission before Shreyas Iyer can be included.

The deliberate resting of Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah is a noteworthy aspect of this team. The selectors have chosen to control their workloads and exclude them from the 50-over matches in order to guarantee that they stay at their best for the forthcoming T20 World Cup.

The Wicketkeeping Conundrum

The wicketkeeper-batter position was the selection’s most talked-about feature. KL Rahul is still the go-to option in the middle order and behind the stumps. Rishabh Pant has maintained his position in the team despite a lot of rumors about his position.

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Shubman Gill (captain), 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, and Yashasvi Jaiswal constitute the Indian team for the ODI match between India and New Zealand.

The whole schedule for the IND vs. NZ ODI series

First ODI between India and New Zealand, Sunday, January 11, Vadodara

Second ODI between India and New Zealand, Wednesday, January 14, Rajkot

Third ODI between India and New Zealand, Sunday, January 18, Indore