India's squad announcement for New Zealand ODIs: Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant return; no place for Shami

Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami has been ignored once again as the Ajit Agarkar-led BCCI men's selection committee announced the squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand on Saturday. The India vs New Zealand ODIs will be played in Rajkot (January 11), Saurashtra (January 14) and Indore (January 18). Shubman Gill will lead the side.

Ever since the ICC Champions Trophy last year in March, Shami has not been considered for the national team despite consistent performances in the domestic circuit for Bengal. With close to 45 wickets in the ongoing season, Shami certainly deserved a recall in the national setup.

Expectedly, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and pacer Jasprit Bumrah have been rested to keep them fresh for the T20 World Cup and the T20I series against the Kiwis. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant have made it to the Indian ODI squad for the first time since the Champions Trophy, following his two half centuries for Delhi in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Shreyas Iyer, who has been out of action since his rib cage injury in Australia, has been included in the side, along with captain Gill. Iyer has started his match simulation practice at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. However, his participation is subject to fitness.

Gill is also making a return to the ODI I setup after missing against South Africa due to injury. The ODI and Test captain had suffered a neck spasm during the first Test against South Africa in November. Since then he missed the remainder of the Test and the ODI series against the Proteas. He returned in T20Is, but missed the final two gams due to a foot injury.

India vs New Zealand 2026 complete schedule

Meanwhile, Pandya, who hit a brilliant hundred for Baroda earlier in the day in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, has not been cleared by the BCCI COE to bowl 10 overs in a match. Keeping the T20 World Cup 2026 in mind, Pandya has been rested as a part of workload management.

India's T20I squad against New Zealand

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (VC), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan (WK)

India's ODI squad against New Zealand

Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal