IND vs NZ: Why have 4 Indian star players not yet reached Baroda for the first ODI? Big reason came to light

India vs New Zealand: The Indian team is ready to play a 3-match ODI series against New Zealand. The first match will be played on 11 January. Many players and support staff of the Indian team have reached Baroda. However, 4 players of the Indian team have not yet reached Baroda. Shreyas Iyer’s name is also included in these. Let us know why 4 Indian stars have not reached Baroda yet?

Why did these players not reach Baroda?

Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja have not reached Baroda yet. Actually these players are part of Vijay Hazare Trophy and are representing their state. In such a situation, till now these players have not joined the Indian team. However, these players can join the Indian team on January 9. At the same time, there are high expectations from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli also. Both the players had performed brilliantly against South Africa. In such a situation, both the players are ready to spit fire against New Zealand also. Fans also have high expectations from both the players.

Rishabh Pant is captaining Delhi in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, while Shreyas Iyer captained Mumbai, Apart from this, Mohammed Siraj represented Hyderabad, while Ravindra Jadeja was a part of Saurashtra, Apart from this, a total of 8 teams have made it to the quarterfinals of Vijay Hazare Trophy, , Punjab, Mumbai, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Saurashtra, and Vidarbha have made it to the Vijay Hazare quarterfinals,

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Indian team squad for ODI series

Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal.

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