Mohammed Siraj made a comeback to the ODI side
Shreyas Iyer selected, subject to fitness clearance from Centre of Excellence
Hardik Pandya not cleared by COE, Jasprit Bumrah rested
The Ajit Agarkar-led national selection committee on Saturday (January 3, 2026) named the 15-member India squad for the upcoming three-match one-day international series against New Zealand, starting in Vadodara on January 11. Senior statesmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, only playing the ODI format now, are again the star attractions for the games.
Seamer Mohammed Siraj made a comeback to the ODI side, while Shreyas Iyer was named vice-captain, though included subject to fitness clearance. Iyer, who was hospitalised during the ODI series in Australia in November for spleen laceration, will need to prove his match fitness in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match on January 6 to get clearance from the Centre of Excellence (COE).
Siraj, who was left out for the home series against South Africa, returns to the ODI setup. Fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah though was rested, as was being reported, with an eye on the T20 World Cup starting in February.
Senior all-rounder Hardik Pandya was also not included in the team, as he was not cleared by the COE to bowl 10 overs in a match. "Hardik Pandya has not been cleared by the BCCI COE to bowl 10 overs in a match, and considering the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to follow, his workload is being managed," a statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India read.
Meanwhile, after being dropped from the T20 World Cup squad, Shubman Gill will take back the ODI leadership mantle from KL Rahul, who led the team in the former's absence. Test vice-captain Rishabh Pant has also retained his place as the second wicket-keeper in the squad.
Tilak Varma and Dhruv Jurel, who were part of the team in the previous series against South Africa, have been left out with senior players returning from injuries. The pace attack consists of Siraj, Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, with all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy being the fourth option.
India Squad For New Zealand ODI Series
Shubman Gill (C), 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, Yashasvi Jaiswal
The squad for the five-match T20I leg that follows, starting January 21 in Nagpur, had already been announced earlier.
India Squad For New Zealand T20Is
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Axar Patel (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar.
