Which player will Ruturaj Gaikwad play in place of in the ODI series? Name came out before India-New Zealand match

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Ruturaj Gaikwad: These days the Indian cricket team is in New Zealand, where it has to play a five-match ODI series with the New Zealand cricket team. This series is going to start from 4th November. Five matches between India and New Zealand will be played till 15 November. India's ODI cricket team for this series was announced long ago. 29 year old right handed batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has also been given a chance in this series. He has got a place in the squad for the five-match ODI series, but the biggest question in the minds of Indian cricket fans was, will he get a place in the playing-11 of Team India?

The batting order of India's ODI team is almost fixed. Shubman Gill plays at number 1, Rohit Sharma at number 2, Virat Kohli at number 3, Shreyas Iyer at number 4 and KL Rahul at number 5. In such a situation, Gaikwad does not get a place in the playing-11. In the last ODI series played against West Indies, Ruturaj Gaikwad got a place in the playing-11. Because at that time Team India was playing in the Asian Games 2026 under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer.

Which player will Gaikwad replace in the team?

In such a situation, Shreyas Iyer's place was vacant in the ODI series. Ruturaj Gaivkad got a chance in his place. Now that Iyer has returned to the ODI series and has been made the captain for the last 2 ODI matches, then in whose place will Ruturaj Gaikwad play? This question is the biggest. Because Gaikwad has reached New Zealand and started his preparations for the ODI series. He is doing a lot of net practice for the ODI series. Now the biggest question arises that, when Shreyas Iyer will be present at the number-1 position, how will Ruturaj Gaikwad get a place in the playing-11. So today we are going to answer this question.

Ruturaj Gaikwad will play in place of this player

Actually, Ruturaj Gaivkad can replace team vice-captain Shreyas Iyer in the playing-11 of Team India in the ODI series against New Zealand. According to various reports going viral on social media, Shreyas Iyer may be dropped from the first 2 ODI matches due to heavy workload. When he is out, his place will be vacant, which Ruturaj Gaikwad can fill. After the Asian Games, Iyer played a five-match T20 series against West Indies and then played a five-match T20 series against New Zealand without a break. Now they can be given rest, so that their work load can be managed.

Team India's ODI squad

India's squad for the first three ODIs – 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), Auqib Nabi.

India's squad for the fourth and fifth ODI – Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan (vice-captain/wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dheer, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.

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