IND vs NZ LIVE: Kiwi brigade reaches Hyderabad ahead of ODI series sans Kane Williamson, World No 1 spot at stake in SERIES: Follow LIVE Updates

IND vs NZ LIVE: History-maker NewZealand have arrived in India for 6-match white-ball series. Beginning Jan 18, NewZealand will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20s against India. While they will be without regular captain Kane Williamson, they will be pretty confident after scripting history in Pakistan. Kiwis won their first ODI series on Pakistan soil with a 2-1 result. First of the three ODIs will be in Hyderabad. Follow India vs NewZealand LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.

NewZealand will begin their practice on January 15 in Hyderabad with some light sessions. They will then have their full-fledged practice on Monday. Rohit Sharma-led team will face SriLanka in the last ODI in Trivandram on Sunday. The Indian team will then reach Hyderabad on Monday. Indian team will have their first practice session on Tuesday.

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IND vs NZ LIVE: Kiwi brigade reaches Hyderabad ahead of ODI series sans Kane Williamson, World No 1 spot at stake, Follow LIVE Updates

Battle for World No 1: However, in Kane Williamson’s absence, Tom Latham-led NewZealand will have the big task of defending their World No 1 spot. A 3-0 whitewash will help India reclaim the No 1 spot in ICC ODI rankings, dethroning NewZealand.

After the 3rd ODI against SriLanka, India will take on NewZealand in a three-match ODI series. Currently, ranked 4th, Team India have 109 rating points. But if Rohit Sharma & Co beat SriLanka in the final match and clean sweep NewZealand 3-0 in their next series, India will get to World No 1 rank in ODIs. They can surpass the Kiwis for the top spot in ODI rankings. However, the task won’t be that easy as the Kiwis recently defeated Pakistan in an ODI series.

IND vs NZ LIVE: Kiwi brigade reaches Hyderabad ahead of ODI series sans Kane Williamson, World No 1 spot at stake, Follow LIVE Updates

ICC ODI Rankings: How can India reach World No 1 in ODIs?

India are currently 4th on the ODI rankings behind NZ, England and Australia with 109 ranking points.
If India beat SriLanka, India will reach 110 points.
But a 3-0 clean-sweep against NZ will help India surpass NZ with 114 points.
NZ will drop down to 4th due to negative points.
England will stay No 2 while Australia will be No 3.

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New Zealand ODI squad: Tom Latham (Captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner

New Zealand T20I squad: Mitchell Santner (C), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Dane Cleaver, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner

India ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik

India T20 Squad: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar

IND vs NZ LIVE: Kiwi brigade reaches Hyderabad ahead of ODI series sans Kane Williamson, World No 1 spot at stake, Follow LIVE Updates

New Zealand tour of India 2023
Sr. No.	Day	Date	Match	Venue
1	Wednesday	18^th January	1^st ODI	Hyderabad
2	Saturday	21^stJanuary	2^nd ODI	Raipur
3	Tuesday	24^th January	3^rd ODI	Indore
4	Friday	27^th January	1^st T20I	Ranchi
5	Sunday	29^th January	2^nd T20I	Lucknow
6	Wednesday	1^st February	3^rd T20I	Ahmedabad