India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Playing 11: Check full squad lists, Kohli eyes Tendulkar record

Ahead of the first ODI against New Zealand on Sunday, Virat Kohli is poised to reach major milestones, needing 25 runs to cross 28,000 international runs and 42 more to overtake Kumar Sangakkara as the second-highest run-scorer across formats. Kohli currently has 27,975 runs from 556 matches at an average of 52.58. Along with Rohit Sharma, he will lead India’s batting focus in the opening match of the three-ODI series.

Despite the T20 World Cup approaching, attention remains on Kohli and Rohit’s ODI form, reinforced by strong performances in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. A key subplot is Shubman Gill’s return after his T20 World Cup omission, which could affect Yashasvi Jaiswal’s place at the top. Shreyas Iyer is expected to return at No. 4, while KL Rahul continues as wicketkeeper-batter, keeping Rishabh Pant as backup.

With Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya rested, India’s pace attack will be led by Mohammed Siraj alongside Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna, with spin duties shared by Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja. The match will be the first men’s international at the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Kotambi.


For New Zealand, the series serves as a testing ground amid several absences, including Mitchell Santner, Tom Latham and Kane Williamson. Michael Bracewell will captain a side that still features experienced batters such as Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will Young and Glenn Phillips.

India Playing 11 Squad List

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

New Zealand Playing 11 Squad List

Michael Bracewell (c), Devon Conway (wk), Mitchell Hay (wk), Nick Kelly, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Josh Clarkson, Zak Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox, Michael Rae.