Krishna ruled out of ODIs vs NZ, to play in 3rd game for IND A; Selectors change plans for Siraj, Reddy

India pacer Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of the five-match ODI series against New Zealand. Krishna was named in the squad, with his participation subject to fitness clearance. However, as reported by Sports Tak earlier, Krishna did not get Return to Play (RTP) clearance at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) after match simulations earlier this week.

Krishna will now play the third and final four-day game (unofficial Test) for India A against New Zealand A once he gets fitness clearance. The third game is scheduled to start on November 7 in Lincoln.

The selectors have not named a replacement for Krishna for the ODI series against the Mitchell Santner-led side.

No Siraj for ODI series opener? Pacer to play India A game

Meanwhile, the team management has picked Mohammed Siraj to play the second four-day game between India A and New Zealand A, which begins in Christchurch on October 31.

Auqib Nabi will not play a second four-day game. Nabi took six wickets in the first game of the series. Also, wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra will join the squad after serving as cover for Ishan Kishan in the second and third T20I of the series. 

Siraj is not officially ruled out of the ODI series opener against New Zealand on November 4 in Auckland. But he is likely to miss the first ODI as the four-day game will go on till November 3 and the team management may not rush him into the ODIs.

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Reddy to leave ODI squad early

India’s pace-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is available for the ODI series opener against New Zealand. After that, he will be released from the ODI squad to play the third and final four-day game against New Zealand A, which will feature several Test players from the senior Kiwi side.

"Nitish will link up with the India A squad for the third and final four-day game against New Zealand A, which will help him gain match practice ahead of the two-match Test series against New Zealand, starting November 19, 2026," the BCCI said in a statement on October 30.

The selectors have not named a replacement for Reddy for the last four ODIs. The third four-day game is scheduled to begin on November 7 in Lincoln.

The announcement points at team management being in favour of playing Reddy as a fast-bowling all-rounder in the two-Test series which begins on November 19 in Wellington. 

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India A's updated squad for the second four-day game against New Zealand A:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Yash Rathod, R. Smaran, Dhruv Jurel [C] [WK], Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Shikhar Mohan, Mukesh Choudhary, Mukesh Kumar, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra [WK].

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).

India’s updated ODI squad for 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.