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Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the third one day international between India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team held at Indore on January 18.
New Zealand beat India by 41 runs and win the series 2-1. Continue reading “Third ODI Indore | India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team timeline & scorecard January 2026”
India suffered a huge blow ahead of their five-match home T20I series against New Zealand, with Washington Sundar being ruled out of the entire series and Tilak Varma set to miss the opening three matches.
Ravi Bishnoi has been drafted into the squad in place of Sundar.
Shreyas Iyer returns to the T20I squad for the first time since December 2023. Shreyas has been included for the first three matches as a replacement for Tilak . His last T20I appearance came against Australia in Bengaluru, and his recall reflects his strong form in recent months.
India’s updated T20I squad vs New Zealand
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shreyas Iyer (first three T20Is), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (vc), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ishan Kishan (wk) & Ravi Bishnoi
Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the second one day international between India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team held at Rajkot on January 14.
New Zealand beat India comprehensively by 7 wickets and level the series 1-1. Continue reading “Second ODI Rajkot | India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team timeline & scorecard January 2026”
Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the first one day international between India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team held at Vadodara on January 11.
India beat New Zealand comfortably by 4 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the three match series. Continue reading “First ODI Vadodara | India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team timeline & scorecard January 2026”
India have named their 15 member squad for the upcoming one dayers against New Zealand starting Januray 11.
Shubman Gill who missed the ODI series against South Africa last month due to a neck injury is back at the helm.
The likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya have been rested. Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Siraj return to the squad in place of Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
The one dayers will be pklayed on January 11, 14 & 18 at Vadodra, Rajkot and Indore respectively.
Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the ODI series against New Zealand due to rib injury and will be replaced by young Ayush Badoni.
India ODI squad
Shubman Gill (capt), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer (vice-capt)*, Ayush Badoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh and Yashasvi Jaiswal (*subject to fitness clearance).
India have released their new kit ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8.
Adidas launched India’s T20 World Cup 2026 jersey. The new kit was launched during the second One-Day International between India and South Africa in Raipur.
The likes of Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma were seen posing with this kit alongside BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia.
Defending champions India will start their campaign against USA at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on February 7.
The Men in Blue are placed in Group A alongside Namibia, Netherlands, USA and Pakistan respectively.
Continue reading “New India T20 World Cup Jersey 2026 | Adidas India Cricket T20 WC Kit”