Ishan Kishan to play in middle order, Iyer out with injury as three-match series against world's top-ranked ODI side begins
HYDERABAD: A marauding India against a resilient New Zealand will make for an interesting tussle in the three-match ODI series, which starts with the first game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.
Though the Indians were stretched a bit by the Sri Lankans in the T20I series, which the hosts won 2-1, the return of captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the ODIs changed the equation as India made a blistering start to the year by annihilating the Lankans. The 317-run win in the last game in Thiruvananthapuram was the icing on the cake as India completed a dominating 3-0 win.
