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India's Squad for NZ ODI Series: Gill and Iyer Make a Strong Return
Shubman Gill is back as India's ODI captain, and Shreyas Iyer has been named vice-captain, subject to fitness clearance, for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. Gill returns after missing the South Africa series due to a neck injury, while Iyer recovers from a spleen laceration sustained during the Australia series in October. The squad also features Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant, with Mohammed Siraj making a comeback. Hardik Pandya is rested due to workload management ahead of the T20 World Cup.
As for Hardik, the BCCI is managing his workload with one eye on the T20 World Cup starting February 7. The BCCI's statement said that Hardik has not yet been cleared by the Centre of Excellence to bowl 10 overs in a game.
Both Gill and Iyer are expected to play a Vijay Hazare Trophy match each on January 6 before India's squad gets together. Gill missed Punjab's game on Saturday with food poisoning but should turn out against Goa on Tuesday.
India's ODI Squad:
Batsmen: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant
All-rounders: Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy
Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh