IND vs NZ: India captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the series opener against New Zealand on Sunday. The hosts have included six bowlers in their playing XI, where Gill said that they wanted to "try different combinations and see how that works".
Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravindra Jadeja are the spinners, whereas Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna are the fast bowlers who have been picked.
Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh, who has played in the last ODIs against the Proteas, was dropped from the playing XI as Mohammed Siraj has replaced him.
“We want to try different combinations and see how that works. Surface looks good, hope it will be easier to bat with the dew coming in in the second innings. Playing a bit of Vijay Hazare gives players some experience," Gill was heard as saying at the time of the toss.
“Six bowlers – Washy, Kuldeep, Jadeja as spinners," he said.
New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell also admitted that they would have bowled first as well.
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“We would have bowled first. We have been here for a while and have gotten used to the conditions. Great facilities here. Big series for here. Proud to play for NZ every time. Playing in these conditions before the WC is a huge advantage," Bracewell said at the toss.
“Great to play in front of big crowds. Looks like a decent wicket, maybe a bit lower than wickets in NZ. We have got Kristian Clarke, Adi Ashok," he said.
Here are your playing XIs:
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
New Zealand Playing XI: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakar