BCCI announced on 31 October 2026 that the Men's Selection Committee has added Auqib Nabi to India's squad for the first three ODIs against New Zealand. The right-arm pacer was initially named only for the fourth and fifth ODIs of the series, and will now be part of the Indian squad from the start of the ODI series.
What Was Announced
India's updated ODI squad for the first three ODIs:
- Shubman Gill (C)
- Rohit Sharma
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer (VC)
- KL Rahul (WK)
- Axar Patel
- Naman Dhir
- Anshul Kamboj
- Gurnoor Brar
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Arshdeep Singh
- Ishan Kishan (WK)
- Mohammed Siraj
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Nitish Kumar Reddy (only for the first ODI)
- Auqib Nabi
India's ODI squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs:
- Shreyas Iyer (C)
- Rohit Sharma
- Virat Kohli
- Tilak Varma
- Ishan Kishan (WK, VC)
- Axar Patel
- Naman Dhir
- Auqib Nabi
- Gurnoor Brar
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Arshdeep Singh
- Kumar Kushagra (WK)
- Mohammed Siraj
- Yash Thakur
- Kuldeep Yadav
What It Means
With this change, Nabi is in India's squad for all five ODIs of the tour of New Zealand. Shubman Gill captains the side in the first three matches with Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain, and KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan are the two wicketkeepers named.
For the fourth and fifth ODIs, Iyer takes over as captain and Kishan is named vice-captain as well as wicketkeeper, with Kumar Kushagra the second wicketkeeper. Tilak Varma and Yash Thakur join the squad for those two matches, while Nitish Kumar Reddy is named for the first ODI only.
The update was issued by Devajit Saikia, the BCCI's Honorary Secretary.
Source: BCCI press release.