Maybe it was the setting - nearest to that back in New Zealand - or the lovely guarantee of not contending with Ravichandran Ashwin and his turn nuances any longer on the visit, Kane Williamson and Co. appeared quiet with themselves in front of the five-coordinate One-Day International arrangement. In that spot at that time, it would have been not entirely obvious the way that New Zealand were simply leaving a 3-0 drubbing in the Test arrangement. Alternately that the two key senior individuals from the side, Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor, had arrived at the midpoint of 27 and 15 separately in a dull appear of procedure and personality against turn.
Thus in the midst of a season that justified an immovable concentrate on Test cricket, India's ODI group has tossed open the ways to new ability in the trust of rejuvenating its fortunes in front of greater Tests practically around the bend. It is not to say that they're playing a second-string side like a portion of the groups they conveyed to Zimbabwe. In Axar Patel and Amit Mishra, despite everything they have bowlers fit for reminding New Zealand that their turn trial is a long way from being done. India start the first of their eight ODIs before the Champions Trophy with a quiet petition and a trust that incidentally, this invesment prompts the revelation of the missing pieces to their ODI jigsaw.
When: India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, October 16, 13.30 IST; 08:00 GMT
Where: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
What to expect:
A pleasant October's day with a high of 22 degree Celsius, dipping into the low sub-twenties in the late evening. On the eve of the match, the grass cover on the pitch looked like a shave gone bad. Expect the unevenness to be scrubbed off.
Team News:
India:
Ajinkya Rahane, no doubt, will be pushed up to the highest point of the request in Shikhar Dhawan's nonappearance. This arrangement could be the making of Rahane, the ODI cricketer. With Dhoni communicating reservations about Rahane's utility in the center request, the arrangement gives the unassuming batsman a chance to trade out from a position he is probably going to be more at home. With Suresh Raina missing the arrangement opener with a viral fever, India will hope to support their center request. Kedar Jadhav, who appreciated a protracted spell in the nets could play as an immaculate batsman. There's likewise the hypothesis of playing three all-rounders in their main eight, in this manner giving both Hardik Pandya and Jayant Yadav their ODI debuts. With the MS Dhoni showing his preferrence for control over pace, Dhawal Kulkarni, with his great residential frame, could wind up in front of Umesh Yadav in the pecking request.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Kedar Jadhav/Jayant Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand:
The guests are probably going to continue with their opening mix from the Tests, with the in-frame Tom Latham banding together the restricted overs pro Guptill. In spite of Corey Anderson playing as an authority batsman, the nearness of all-rounders James Neesham and Mitchell Santner gives New Zealand a solid main eight. The returning Tim Southee includes a powerful crease knocking down some pins choice close by the No.1 ODI bowler Trent Boult in conditions that could help swing playing. The group administration is probably going to hurl up between Ish Sodhi, who did surpassing admirably in the World T20 in comparable conditions, and Matt Henry for a place in the playing eleven.
Probable XI: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi (wk), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi/Matt Henry
Did you know?
- India (110 points, Rank:4) need to clinch the series by atleast a 4-1 margin in order to usurp New Zealand (113 points, Rank:3) in the ODI ranking charts.
- The last time New Zealand beat India in an ODI in India was way back in 2003 in Cuttack.
- If selected, Tim Southee will be play his 100th ODI for New Zealand. After 99 ODIs, only Kyle Mills (146) and Richard Hadlee (136) have taken more wickets than Southee's 135, while Shane Bond had 147 in just 82 matches.
- Rohit Sharma averages 33.71 against New Zealand with a solitary score of above fifty in 10 ODIs.
What they said:
"I may bat slightly up the order now. This team will give me an opportunity to bat at the number I'm looking for. But still it'll be quite low. It's not like a No. 4 where I could bat but it'll be relatively higher than what I'm used to in the last few years"
- Suresh Raina's absence from the Dharamsala ODI will give Dhoni at least one game to bat up the order
"It's a completely different ball game now. It's different cricket, it's cricket we've been playing pretty well for a while now. It's important now to look at the five matches of the ODI leg and enjoy that aspect of the tour as well."
- Luke Ronchi insists that the Test series whitewash will have no lingering side-effects on his team's chances in the ODI series.
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