BENGALURU (Kashmir English): India has added pacer Auqib Nabi to the squad for the first three one-day internationals against New Zealand also. the country’s cricket board said on Saturday.
The 29-year-old was initially named in the squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs but has now been drafted in from the start of the five-match series. Nabi made his India debut against West Indies in September.
His inclusion comes a day after Prasidh Krishna was ruled out of the series with a hamstring injury. The ODI series runs from November 4-15, before the teams meet in a two-test series starting November 19.
India’s squad for first three ODIs
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy (only for the first ODI), Auqib Nabi.
India’s squad for fourth and fifth ODIs
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.
