Cricket fans want to know the India vs New Zealand ODI squad 2026 announcement date immediately. BCCI will reveal the team sometime between late December and early January next month. The 2026 series starts on January 11 with three one-day international matches against the Kiwis.
Expected Announcement Date for Squad
BCCI hasn’t given any official news for the India vs New Zealand team yet. The board typically releases the squad around 10 to 15 days before matches begin. Going by this pattern, the revealition should happen in the last week of December.
Some reports suggest early January 2026 could be the revealition as well. Fans are refreshing BCCI’s social media pages hourly to catch the squad list first.
The selectors already held meetings to finalise names for this important series ahead. Everyone knows the player list will come soon because the first match isn’t far away. Players themselves are probably waiting nervously to see if they made the final cut.
Match Schedule and Venues
India hosts New Zealand for three 50-over games starting January 11, 2026 in Vadodara. The first match takes place at BCA Stadium on that date itself this year. Rajkot’s Niranjan Shah Stadium gets the second match on January 14 next month.
The third and final match happens on January 18 at Holkar Stadium in Indore. After these ODI matches, both teams play five T20 games against each other too.
This India vs New Zealand series gives players good practice before the T20 World Cup. The strength matters because teams need time to prepare properly for games.
Venues are spread across different cities to give more fans a chance to watch live.
Senior Stars Expected in Side
Rohit Sharma played brilliantly against Australia and South Africa and should lead the opening spot again. Virat Kohli scored heavily in that series too and will definitely be part of it. KL Rahul brings wicketkeeping skills and batting strength which the team needs.
Shubman Gill currently leads the ODI side but missed the T20 World Cup team recently. His position for this India vs New Zealand series remains unclear right now among cricket circles.
Shreyas Iyer might get captaincy duties if any surprise changes happen suddenly in leadership. Axar Patel became the new T20 vice-captain replacing Gill in that format already.
The announcement will clear up all these questions once BCCI makes things official soon.
Likely Indian ODI Team for the New Zealand Series:
Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana
