Shubman Gill Out, No KL Rahul; Ruturaj Gaikwad In! India’s Likely XI For 4th ODI VS New Zealand

India will make atleast three changes to the playing XI |Courtesy – AP/BCCI

After rain ensured India could not seal a series victory in Hamilton, the Indian cricket team will play New Zealand in the final two games without captain Shubman Gill, star wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul and pacer Anshul Kamboj on Friday (November 13) and Sunday (November 15) respectively, as the trio will leave the ODI camp and join other red-ball players to prepare for the two-match Test series

This means Shreyas Iyer will lead the team for the first time in the fourth ODI with the visitors 2-0 up in the series. The Indian T20I captain was named the vice-captain of the ODI team last year when Gill was appointed captain after Rohit Sharma's tenure ended.

India have two major holes in their batting unit with Gill and Rahul both not available. Ruturaj and Ishan have played several ODIs for India in the last year and should get a chance in the line-up. The latter is set to take the gloves for the final two games of the series.

However, it will be interesting to see who bats where. Both Ruturaj and Ishan are capable openers as well…

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