IND vs NZ 4th ODI: The third ODI match between India and New Zealand was canceled due to rain. After this, India is still ahead 2-0 in the five-match series. Now Team India cannot lose this series, because now only two matches are left. In which New Zealand will have to win both the matches to draw the series. The fourth and fifth ODI matches will be played at Bay Oval on 13 and 15 November. Team India will look a little changed in both these matches.
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In fact, even before the start of the New Zealand tour, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had announced two ODI teams. Shubman Gill was made the captain in the first three matches, which have been completed while the captaincy of the last two matches was given to Shreyas Iyer. Therefore, in the upcoming two ODI matches, T20 captain Shreyas Iyer will be seen captaining in ODIs for the first time.
to prepare for the test
The board had taken this big decision keeping in mind the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand. Since the last ODI match between the two teams is to be played on 15th November and the Test match series is to start from 19th November. For this reason, Test specialist players were removed from the team even before the two ODI matches. So that they can get maximum time to prepare for the test.
Three players included in ODI squad
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Under this plan, captain Shubhman Gill, KL Rahul and Anshul Kamboj will no longer be a part of the team in the fourth and fifth ODIs. In their place, Tilak Verma, wicketkeeper Kumar Kushagra and fast bowler Yash Thakur will be part of Team India in the last two ODIs. Shreyas Iyer has been made the captain, while his vice-captain will be Ishan Kishan. Whereas in T20, the vice-captain of the team is Tilak Verma.
India's squad for the fourth and fifth ODI
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper, vice-captain), Axar Patel, Naman Dheer, Aaqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.
New Zealand team for the fourth ODI
Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Christian Clarke, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher, Dean Foxcroft, Mitchell Haye, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Tim Seifert, Will Young.