Shreyas Iyer will be leading the Indian team in Shubman Gill's absence (Credit: AP)
\n\nIndia's T20I captain Shreyas Iyer will be leading the Indian cricket team in the 4th and 5th ODIs against New Zealand. The final two one-day matches in the current five-match series between BlackCaps and Men in Blue are set for Friday, November 13, and Sunday, November 15, at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. In regular 50-over skipper Shubman Gill's absence, Iyer, the full-time captain of India's T20I team, would lead the team for the final two games.
\n\nThe ODI team for the last two games does not include Gill, who led India in the first three games. Along with fast bowler Anshul Kamboj and wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, he has left the Indian team to start getting ready for the two-match Test series between New Zealand and India in Wellington. After serving as Gill's ODI deputy since October 2025, Iyer will skipper the Men in Blue in ODIs for the first time in over a year.
\n\nSince making his debut against Ireland in Belfast on June 26, 2026, he has already led India in 26 Twenty20 Internationals. Ishan Kishan will be Iyer's deputy in his first ODI…
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