IND vs NZ / Sodhi ruled out from 1st odi due to injury

IND vs NZ 1st ODI Match: The first match of the 3-match ODI series between India and New Zealand will be played on 18 January. Even before this series, Team India has suffered a big setback. Star batsman Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of this series due to injury. Amidst all this, now another big news is coming out. Another big match winner player has been dropped from the first ODI played between the two teams.

This player out of first ODI

The first match between the two teams will be played on Wednesday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. New Zealand's star spin bowler Ish Sodhi has been ruled out of this match. Ish Sodhi is also ruled out of this match due to injury. Tom Latham is leading the New Zealand team in this ODI series. He gave this big update on Ish Sodhi in the press conference. Tom Latham said, 'Unfortunately Ish Sodhi will not be able to play in the first match due to injury.'

These two veterans will also be missed

Kane Williamson and fast bowler Tim Southee are not part of the team in this ODI series against India. Both these players were seen playing against Pakistan, but both these players have been rested against India. Tim Southee has also recently been made the captain of the New Zealand Test team. This decision has been taken considering the workload management of both these players.

Ish Sodhi one of the big match winners

30-year-old Ish Sodhi has played 19 Tests, 39 ODIs and 88 T20 matches for New Zealand so far. He has 54 wickets in these Tests, 51 wickets in ODIs and a total of 111 wickets in T20s. Ish Sodhi's figures against Virat Kohli were also excellent. He has dismissed Virat 3 times in 6 innings so far.

New Zealand ODI squad for India tour

Tom Latham (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Doug Bracewell, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, H Shipley.