India Squad for New Zealand Tour: Kamboj and Kishan Rise, Jadeja's ODI Future in Doubt
**মূল উত্তর:** ভারত নিউজিল্যান্ড সফরের দুই ওডিআই দল ও একটি টেস্ট দল ঘোষণা করেছে। প্রথম তিন ওডিআইয়ে শুভমান গিল অধিনায়ক, শেষ দুইয়ে শ্রেয়স আইয়ার; টেস্টে গিলই অধিনায়ক। প্রধান বার্তা হলো—টেস্ট প্রস্তুতিকে অগ্রাধিকার দেওয়া হয়েছে। **মূল তথ্য:** - গিল, রাহুল, প্রসিধ কৃষ্ণ ও অংশুল কাম্বোজ প্রথম তিন ওডিআই শেষে টেস্ট দলে যোগ দেবেন। (সূত্র: BCCI ঘোষণা, ১৭ অক্টোবর ২০২৬) - অংশুল কাম্বোজ ঘরোয়া ও ইন্ডিয়া এ দলের ধারাবাহিকতার পুরস্কার হিসেবে ওডিআই ও টেস্ট দুই দলেই আছেন। (সূত্র: BCCI) - ইশান কিষাণ শেষ দুই ওডিআইয়ে ভাইস-ক্যাপ্টেন; জুনে আফগানিস্তানের বিপক্ষে লখনৌতে শতরান করেছিলেন। (সূত্র: BCCI) - রবীন্দ্র জাদেজা ওডিআই দলে নেই; এ বছর পাঁচ ওডিআইয়ে ২ উইকেট, Average ১৩৫। (সূত্র: ওডিআই Statistics) - মানব সুথার ইন্ডিয়া এ দলে আছেন কিন্তু সিনিয়র টেস্ট দলে নেই, যদিও তিন টেস্টে ২৩ উইকেট (Average ১৭.৩৪)। | Cross-checked: cricsultan.com **সূত্র:** Wisden প্রতিবেদন, ১৭ অক্টোবর ২০২৬; BCCI দল ঘোষণা, ১৭ অক্টোবর ২০২৬ | Cross-checked: cricsultan.com **সম্পর্কিত প্রশ্নোত্তর:** Q: প্রথম তিন ওডিআইয়ে ভারতের অধিনায়ক কে? A: শুভমান গিল, ভাইস-ক্যাপ্টেন শ্রেয়স আইয়ার। Q: অংশুল কাম্বোজ কেন টেস্ট দলে? A: ঘরোয়া ক্রিকেট ও ইন্ডিয়া এ দলে ধারাবাহিক পারফরম্যান্সের কারণে, যেখানে প্রসিধ কৃষ্ণের ফিটনেস অনিশ্চিত। Q: যশস্বী জয়সোয়াল কেন ওডিআই দলে নেই? A: শেষ তিন ওডিআইয়ে দুটি শতরান সত্ত্বেও টেস্ট প্রস্তুতির জন্য তাঁকে ইন্ডিয়া এ দলে রাখা হয়েছে।
Shubman Gill and KL Rahul will leave the ODI squad four days before the first Test begins. Two formats, one tour, and a split squad that reveals more about selectors' priorities than any press conference could. I have stood at the boundary edge long enough to know that the scorecard forgets what the dressing room remembers, and India's New Zealand squads are built on that arithmetic first.
The ODI World Cup is less than a year away, yet the red-ball emphasis is unmistakable. India sit far behind in the World Test Championship table; the real fight is for the next cycle.
Two ODIs Squads: Why the Split
The first three ODIs are led by Gill with Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain. The fourth and fifth belong to Iyer, with Ishan Kishan as his deputy. Gill, Rahul, Prasidh Krishna and Anshul Kamboj depart after three matches to prepare for the two-Test series. That decision tells you the selectors value Test preparation over ODI outcomes in this window.
Kumar Kushagra, the 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batter from Jharkhand, earns a maiden call-up for the last two ODIs. He will already be in New Zealand with India A, called up for the three unofficial Tests against New Zealand A as Rishabh Pant's replacement. A debut is unlikely—his state captain Kishan sits ahead in the keeping queue.
Anshul Kamboj: Reward for Domestic Patience
Kamboj's rise is not sudden. Domestic consistency and a prolonged run with India A earned him a Test debut in 2026 when Arshdeep Singh was injured. His ODI debut arrived the same way—withdrawn from an India A four-day game against Australia A to play the third ODI against West Indies after Prasidh's injury. Fitness questions around Prasidh open the door for Kamboj in the first three ODIs. That is the quiet signal in this squad: the selectors are backing a bowler who has been consistently available.
Ishan Kishan: Six Months That Changed Everything
Kishan was outside India's ODI plans until June, when he returned against Afghanistan and struck a rapid century in Lucknow. Four months later he is vice-captain for the last two ODIs, has a Duleep Trophy final double hundred as captain behind him, and is already among the first names in the T20I squad. As someone born in Bangladesh and working in India, I know wicketkeeper-batters are judged on more than runs—on how much pressure they can absorb. Kishan is passing that test. The open question is whether he bats at five in the long term or moves higher.
Naman Dhir: The Gambhir Archetype
Naman Dhir has forced his way into ODI conversations within a month of his international debut. A batting all-rounder who bowls handy off-spin, he fits the profile Gautam Gambhir favours—lower-order batting depth. He is likely the alternative to Washington Sundar.
The Losers
Yashasvi Jaiswal has two hundreds in his last three ODIs, including one against Afghanistan in June, yet cannot find a place in the 50-over squad. He is with India A for the three four-dayers against New Zealand A. Format arithmetic outweighed performance.
Ravindra Jadeja's ODI career may be over. Two wickets in five ODIs this year at 135; Axar Patel, Washington and Dhir are all ahead of him. The corner of a dressing room feels these decisions before the announcement is read aloud. It is a quiet sound, but it is unmistakable.
Manav Suthar is the strangest omission. He is in the India A squad but not the senior Test side. Conditions in New Zealand won't favour spin as much as the subcontinent, and Gambhir prefers batting depth—where Washington edged ahead. Yet Suthar has 23 wickets in three Tests at 17.34, a six-wicket haul on debut, and 27 wickets in six County Championship matches for Warwickshire at 19.92. Those numbers make his exclusion a hard decision, not an easy one.
Where the Outside Read Fails
Many assume an ODI World Cup on the horizon means this squad prioritises ODI cricket. The opposite is true. Four key players leaving after three ODIs and a captaincy change for the last two point to Test preparation, not ODI planning.
The second misread: Jadeja's omission means spin-bowling crisis. There is no crisis. The real shift is the type of all-rounder—from specialist spin to batting depth. It is a tactical transition, not an emergency.
The Forward Signal
New Zealand conditions will show whether Kamboj holds his nerve under pressure and how Kishan bats with the vice-captain's weight on him. That is the real test. Whatever the scorecard says, the dressing-room arithmetic was different: who builds the base for the next cycle on this tour.
Sources:
- Wisden, October 17, 2026—selection philosophy and the Test-priority debate.
- County Championship 2026 season—Manav Suthar's Warwickshire figures.