What will be India’s playing XI with injured Shreyas Iyer?:Prasidh or Siraj, who’ll be Gambhir’s pick? Men in Blue yet to decide on finisher

BCCI has announced the ODI squad for the series against New Zealand at home soil. Along with captain Shubman Gill, vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has also returned to the team. Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has also been given a chance in the squad. However, Shreyas has not yet received fitness clearance, so his inclusion in the playing-11 is also difficult. India’s Possible Playing-11 Pre-decided stable top order With the return of captain Shubman Gill, India’s top order has once again been fixed. Gill will open with former captain Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli, who has scored the most centuries in ODI history, will bat at number 3. Kohli has also scored 50+ runs in each of his last 4 ODI innings, including 2 centuries. Virat on track to break Sangakkara’s record Virat Kohli is close to becoming the second top scorer in international cricket. He has smashed 27,975 runs in 556 matches. As soon as he scores 25 runs, he will become the third player to score 28 thousand runs. And by scoring 42 runs, he will also surpass Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, the second top scorer. Virat can also complete his 15 thousand runs in ODIs by scoring 443 runs in the series. He will be only the second player to do so. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 18426 runs with 49 centuries in this format. Virat is also set to become the player with the most centuries in List-A cricket by scoring 3 more centuries in the series. Even in this domain, Sachin is at the top with 60 tons. Meanwhile, Kohli has 58 centuries to his name. Number 4 position depends on Shreyas’s fitness Vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been included in the team, but his inclusion in the playing-11 depends on his fitness. If he gets fit, he will play all matches, but if he remains unfit, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant can also bat at the number 4 position in his place. He has only a single ton and 5 fifties in 31 ODIs to his name. Meanwhile, Shreyas is just 83 runs away from 3000 ODI runs. Finishers’ position is not strong Wicketkeeper KL Rahul will be seen handling the number 5 or 6 position. To finish, he will get support from Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja. Neither Jadeja nor Sundar are very strong in this position; both can bat in the middle overs, but are weak at playing big shots. Nitish Reddy is included in the team as a pace-bowling all-rounder. By benching either Sundar or Jadeja, Nitish can also be included in the playing-11. He can play big shots in the lower order and also bowl medium pace. Kuldeep will be the only specialist spinner Apart from Jadeja and Sundar, spinner Kuldeep Yadav is also present in the squad. Kuldeep will be seen playing all three matches, and he is the team’s only specialist spinner. In the last series against South Africa, Kuldeep took 9 wickets in 3 matches. He can trouble Kiwi batsmen with his left-arm leg-spin. Prasidh or Siraj, who’ll be Gambhir’s pick? 3 fast bowlers can be part of the playing-11. Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, and Prasidh Krishna are present in the team, along with Mohammed Siraj. The latter did not play the last series, but he can be part of the playing-11. He can be played in place of Prasidh, who conceded a lot of runs against South Africa. Siraj has been the number-1 bowler in ODIs and bowls excellent swing with the new ball. Harshit and Arshdeep will also be in the playing-11 to support Siraj. Both are also part of the T20 World Cup squad and will play the T20 series after the ODIs. Harshit had impressed with his new ball bowling against South Africa. Meanwhile, Arshdeep had taken 5 wickets in the last series. India to play 3 ODIs from 11 to 18 January The 3-match ODI series between India and New Zealand will be played from January 11 to 18. All three matches will be played in Vadodara, Rajkot, and Indore. BCCI had already announced Team India for the T20 series before the ODIs. 5 T20 matches will be played from January 21 to 31. India’s Possible-11 for the ODI Series Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, and Arshdeep Singh. Extras: Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper). New Zealand ODI Team Michael Bracewell (captain), Adi Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Zakary Foulkes, Nick Kelly, Jaden Lennox, Michael Rae, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips and Will Young.