New Delhi, October 31: India have added right-arm pacer Auqib Nabi to their squad for the first three One-Day Internationals against New Zealand. Nabi, who was initially selected only for the fourth and fifth matches, will now be available from the beginning of the five-match series.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad update on Saturday. The change follows the exclusion of Prasidh Krishna, who has been ruled out of the entire ODI series after failing to recover from a hamstring injury.
The five-match ODI series will begin on November 4, with the opening match scheduled to be played at Eden Park in Auckland.
Nabi made his ODI debut for India against the West Indies in the second ODI in Guwahati last month. The Jammu and Kashmir pacer has earned recognition through his performances in domestic cricket.
India’s squad for the first three ODIs:
Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (Vice-Captain), KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy (first ODI only) and Auqib Nabi.
India’s squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs:
Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (Vice-Captain and wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav.
