New Delhi. Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Aaqib Nabi has been included in the Indian team for the first three matches of the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced changes in the team on Saturday. Right-arm fast bowler Aaqib was initially included in the Indian team for the fourth and fifth ODIs of the series.
Now the selection committee has included him in the team for the first three matches also. After this change, he will be a part of the Indian team from the opening match of the series.
The revised Indian team for the first three ODIs includes Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dheer, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy (only for the first ODI) and Aaqib. Prophets are included.
At the same time, the Indian team announced for the fourth and fifth ODI matches of the series will be captained by Shreyas Iyer.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dheer, Aaqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Siraj, Yash Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav have been included in this team.
In this way, Aaqib Nabi will now be available in the Indian team for all five ODI matches.