Shreyas Iyer to captain India in final two ODIs against New Zealand
Shreyas Iyer takes over from Shubman Gill for the last two ODIs of India's New Zealand tour; Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli named in both squads.
Shreyas Iyer steps in to lead India for the final two ODIs against New Zealand. Shubman Gill has the first three.
India split the squads by phase. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are in both, but Ravindra Jadeja and Yashasvi Jaiswal miss the opening three ODIs.
The staggered selection gives the team breathing room before the two-Test series that starts four days after the last ODI. Gill also captains that Test side, with KL Rahul as his deputy.
CricHubb Take
The split caps and the four-day gap between formats put the workload question back on the table — how India plans to rest, rotate, and keep both white-ball and red-ball sides sharp through a condensed winter.