IND vs NZ / Rohit made a big bet to win, after 1 month this player got back in the team

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI: The Indian team is currently playing the first ODI against New Zealand. In this match, captain Rohit Sharma has decided to bat first after winning the toss. He has made two major changes in Team India. A star player has entered Team India after a month. This player specializes in killer bowling and dashing batting. Let's know about this player.

this player got a chance

Star all-rounder Shardul Thakur has got a chance in the Indian team. He played his last match on 10 December 2022 against Bangladesh. Now after a month, he has returned to the playing eleven. He is running in excellent form. It is not so easy to play his balls. He takes quick wickets on slow balls. He changes the course of the match in just a few balls.

Team India won many matches

Shardul Thakur has played cricket in all three formats for Team India. He has pulled Team India out of crisis in many difficult situations. He has taken 27 wickets in 8 Test matches for India. At the same time, he has taken 44 wickets in 31 ODIs and 33 wickets in 25 T20 matches. He is also a great master of fielding. His quickness is made on the field.

So far 113 ODIs have been played between India and New Zealand, in which the Indian team has won 55 matches. At the same time, the Kiwi team has won 50 matches. There is no result of 7 matches and one match is tied.

Indian team for the first ODI:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishaan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.