IND vs NZ 4th ODI: 3 new players entered in Team India's squad, these 2 have a chance to debut

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IND vs NZ 4th ODI : A 5-match ODI series is being played between India and New Zealand. A total of 3 matches have taken place in this series so far. Now the fourth and fifth ODI matches are yet to be played. Even before that, three new players have entered the Indian cricket team. Actually, 3 new players have been included in the ODI squad of the Indian cricket team for the fourth and fifth T20 matches. Three players who took part in the first three matches have been out of the fourth and fifth matches.

Let us tell you that a two-match Test series is going to be played between India and New Zealand from November 19. Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Anshul Kamboj have joined the Test squad to prepare for this series. Tilak Verma, Kumar Kushagra and Yash Thakur have been included in the squad of the Indian team for the fourth and fifth T20 matches. Now Kushagra and Yash will have a chance to make their International ODI debut.

Kushagra and Yash have a chance to debut

Indian cricket team has included Kumar Kushagra as wicketkeeper batsman in place of KL Rahul for the last two ODI matches. Yash Thakur has got a chance in the squad in place of Anshul Kamboj. Tilak Verma has entered the team in place of captain Shubman Gill. Tilak has already made his ODI debut for Team India. Now only Yash Thakur and Kumar Kushagra will have a chance to make their ODI debut.

Tilak has played 4 matches for India

India's 24-year-old right-handed batsman Tilak Verma made his ODI debut for the Indian cricket team in the year 2023. Since then, he has played 5 ODI matches for Team India. He has scored a total of 68 runs in 4 innings with the help of 1 half-century. He has hit 6 fours and 1 six in ODI cricket.

Yash Thakur played only T20 cricket

Yash Thakur has played for Team India before also. He has played only T20 cricket for India so far. Yash has made his T20 debut in this year i.e. 2026. He has taken 5 wickets in 3 innings of 4 T20 matches for India so far. Till now he has given away runs with an economy of 9.20. In such a situation, Yash Thakur will have a chance to make his international ODI debut for India.

Kushagra joined the team for the first time

This is Kumar Kushagra's maiden call-up for Team India. He has performed brilliantly in domestic cricket, due to which he has been selected for Team India. He has not played a single match for India in any format till now. Now he will have a chance to make his ODI debut for the Indian cricket team. KL Rahul's place has become vacant in the team, so he may get a chance to play as a wicketkeeper batsman.

India's squad for the fourth and fifth ODI matches

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan (wicket keeper, vice-captain), Axar Patel, Naman Dheer, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicket keeper), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.

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