India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first in the first ODI International against New Zealand on Sunday (January 11, 2026). India have included six bowlers in their playing eleven, with Gill saying he wants to “try different combinations and see how it works”.

Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja have been included as spin-bowling options, while Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna are the pace bowlers. Read this also Gill wants a chance to prepare before the Test series.

New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell said that Christian Clarke and Aditya Ashok will make their ODI debut. Playing XI India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zachary Foulkes, Christian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Aditya Ashok.