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BCCI adds Auqib Nabi for India's first 3 ODIs
The Indian Express·
The BCCI added Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi to India's squad for the first three ODIs against New Zealand. He replaces Prasidh Krishna, out with a hamstring injury. Nabi, 29, was earlier named only for the fourth and fifth matches. The opening ODI is set for November 4. He took 60 wickets in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season.
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What It Means For You
- India's bowling options for the first three New Zealand ODIs now include Auqib Nabi instead of Prasidh Krishna.
- Viewers of the November 4 opener will see Nabi available from the first match, not only the final two.
- Prasidh Krishna remains under fitness review for later New Zealand A and Test plans.
What's Happening
- The BCCI announced on Saturday that Nabi joins the side for the first three ODIs as well.
- Prasidh Krishna is ruled out of the ODI series with a hamstring injury from the West Indies home series.
- Nitish Kumar Reddy stays for the first ODI only before joining India A in Lincoln.
How the Squad Shifted
- Nabi is the second cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir in the national side after Parvez Rasool.
- He claimed 104 wickets across the last two Ranji Trophy seasons, including 60 in 2025-26.
- India's first-three ODI captains list Shubman Gill as captain, with Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain.
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