In a major update ahead of India vs New Zealand 1st ODI on January 18, India captain Rohit Sharma has reportedly confirmed that left-handed batter Ishan Kishan will play in the middle order during the series. Ishan Kishan was not played in the complete ODI series against Sri Lanka as Shubman Gill was given chance to play up the order.
According to the News agency PTI, Sharma has decided to play Ishan Kishan in the middle order. “Wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan will play in the middle order in the ODI series against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma,” PTI wrote on Twitter.
The Indian Cricket team will miss the services of key batters like KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer. In the absence of these players, India need a wicketkeeper and a middle-order batter. Kishan and KS Bharat are picked as the glovemen in the team. Kishan, who smashed a double hundred in his last ODI match against Bangladesh, was seated for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma had stated that he will have to make way for Shubman Gill.
