India Squad Updates: Krishna Out, Reddy Limited to First ODI

Mumbai, October 30: The BCCI has released updated squads for India's upcoming white-ball series and India A's fixtures against New Zealand A. Prasidh Krishna is out of the ODI series, while Nitish Kumar Reddy will feature only in the opening match.

For the first three ODIs, India's updated squad is led by Shubman Gill. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Ansh Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy (only for the first ODI) make up the rest of the group.

For the fourth and fifth ODIs, Shreyas Iyer will captain the side. Ishan Kishan is named as wicketkeeper and vice-captain. Tilak Varma, Aukib Nabi, Yash Thakur and Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper) have been added to the group, along with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav.

For the second four-day match against New Zealand A, the updated India A squad includes Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Yash Rathod, R. Smaran, Dhruv Jurel (captain and wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Shikhar Mohan, Mukesh Choudhary, Mukesh Kumar, Manav Suthar and Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper).

Krishna's return to the India A side depends on his fitness and on clearing the return to play test before the final four-day fixture.