Indian will take on New Zealand in white-ball series.
India vs New Zealand: India will take on New Zealand in the three-match ODI series and five-match T20I series starting from January 11. For the ODI series, all eyes will be on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who are expected to return to the side. As per the T20I leg of the series, it is final revision time for Suryakumar Yadav and Co., who will be defending the home World Cup.
The squad for the T20I leg of the series has already been announced alongside the squad for the T20 World Cup. But the ODI squad has been kept waiting. Vice-captain Shreyas Iyer, who injured himself during the series against Australia, has not participated against South Africa.
The squad for the New Zealand ODI series, as per reports, is expected to be announced between January 3 or January 4. Keeping the series in mind, Indian veterans Rohit and Kohli are taking part in the ongoing Vijay Hazare trophy. Both players have blitzed with tons in the tournament thusfar.
India’s squad for T20I series against NZ announced & ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (VC), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan (WK)
The India vs New Zealand series will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India. All eight matches will also be available for live streaming on the Jio Hotstar app and website.
| Date | Venue | Time |
| Sun, Jan 11, 2026 | Vadodara, BCA Stadium, Kotambi | 1:30 PM IST |
| Wed, Jan 14, 2026 | Rajkot, Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri | 1:30 PM IST |
| Sun, Jan 18, 2026 | Indore, Holkar Cricket Stadium | !:30 PM IST |
| Date | Venue | Time |
| Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | Nagpur, VCA Stadium | 7:00 PM IST |
| Fri, Jan 23, 2026 | Raipur, SVNS International Stadium | 7:00 PM IST |
| Sun, Jan 25, 2026 | Guwahati, Barsapara Stadium | 7:00 PM IST |
| Wed, Jan 28, 2026 | Visakhapatnam, ACA-VDCA Stadium | 7:00 PM IST |
| Sat, Jan 31, 2026 | Thiruvananthapuram, Greenfield Stadium | 7:00 PM IST |
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