India vs New Zealand ODI Series 2026: Strengths and weaknesses of both teams, squad and probable XI

Delhi, After saying goodbye to 2025, the Indian cricket team is now going to start the new year with a home series against New Zealand. The Kiwi team is coming to India to play a limited overs series, which will start with a 3-match ODI series from January 11.

There will be a 3 match ODI series between India and New Zealand

This home series against New Zealand is going to be very important for Team India. This series will start from Vadodara from 11th January and the last match will be played on 18th January. On one hand, Team India will enter with its full strength under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. Whereas New Zealand is coming to play under the leadership of Michael Bracewell.

Strengths and weaknesses of the Indian team

Strength: Team India is currently one of the best sides in the ODI format. Playing against them in their own home cannot be considered easy for any opposing team. The batting unit is looking very dangerous for the Indian team in this series, in which veterans like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are in tremendous form, while there are also batsmen like Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul. Overcoming them will be no less than climbing Everest for any opposition team.

weakness, It will be very difficult for the Indian team to talk about weaknesses in this series. Because the team looks completely balanced. Still, the lack of Jasprit Bumrah in the fast bowling attack could be the biggest negative point for the team. Bumrah will be rested in this series. In such a situation, apart from Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammad Siraj will be in the bowling unit of the team. But these bowlers do not have the quality like Bumrah.

India’s probable eleven

Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

team india casquad (potential)

Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana.

Strengths and weaknesses of New Zealand team

strength, There is nothing special for New Zealand in the name of strength in the ODI series on this tour of India. Many big faces of the team are away from this series. In such a situation, if we look at some positive aspects regarding his strength, then Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips and Michael Bracewell can be considered in his batting. These are those batsmen who have been playing well for the Kiwi team for some time and they can trouble the Indian team.

weakness, New Zealand looks completely weak in the ODI series on this tour of India. His team looks completely inexperienced. The command of the team will be in the hands of Michael Bracewell and he does not have much captaincy experience. Whereas the bowling attack looks completely ordinary. Apart from Kyle Jamieson, there is no bowler who has experience of playing on the India tour. In such a situation, the bowling attack of the Kiwi team can sink their losses.

New Zealand’s probable eleven

Devon Conway, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell (c), Glenn Phillips, Mitch Haye (wk), Jayden Lennox, Jack Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Michael Ray

Full squad of New Zealand team

Michael Bracewell (captain), Aditya Ashok, Christian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Jack Foulkes, Mitch Hay (wicketkeeper), Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Glenn Phillips, Michael Ray, Will Young, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell and Henry Nicholls.

Full schedule of ODI series

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