The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday added Auqib Nabi to India’s squad for the first three ODIs against New Zealand as well. The right-arm pacer, who was initially in the squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs of the series, will now be part of the team for all five matches.
Nabi was added to the squad a day after Prasidh Krishna was officially ruled out after not recovering from his hamstring injury. The Indian board confirmed that the speedster would need additional time to build up the workload required to be ready for competitive matches.
India’s updated ODI squad for the first three ODIs: Shubman Gill [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer [VC], KL Rahul [WK], Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy (only for the first ODI), Auqib Nabi.
India’s ODI squad for fourth and fifth ODIs: Shreyas Iyer [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan [WK, VC], Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.
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