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11/03 20:38 CST India wins the toss and chooses to bowl in the 1st ODI against
New Zealand as Gil, Kohli return
India wins the toss and chooses to bowl in the 1st ODI against New Zealand as
Gil, Kohli return
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) --- India captain Shubman Gil won a delayed toss and
decided to bowl Wednesday in the first of five one-day cricket internationals
against New Zealand.
The toss was delayed by 20 minutes by a passing shower at Eden Park, and Gil
said it would be better to bat second in the event of any later reduction in
overs.
Gil is one of the superstars who are returning to India's lineup after
bypassing the recent T20 series which India won 3-2. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli
and K.L. Rahul are also back in action. Kohli will celebrate his 38th birthday
on Thursday.
New Zealand has a number of players out with injury. Rachin Ravindra has a
shoulder injury and Devon Conway is absent after a concussion in a training
accident this week.
Tim Seifert was opening the batting with Will Young, with Henry Nicholls coming
in at first drop.
Both teams went into the match with four pacers.
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Lineups:
New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom
Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Kyle
Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner.
India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar
Patel, K.L. Rahul, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar,
Arshdeep Singh.
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