India will lock horns against New Zealand in the first ODI at the BCA Stadium, Vadodara on Sunday. Team India has assembled in Baroda, barring four players – Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant. The quartet is playing for their respective teams in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy and will join the squad on January 9.

Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill will return to action after missing the ODI series against South Africa due to injuries. Iyer has proven his match fitness in the Vijay Hazare trophy and also scored a fine knock of 82 runs off 53 balls against Himachal Pradesh.

Meanwhile, New Zealand has rested regular skipper Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell will lead in his place. The Kiwis have an inexperienced squad but the youngsters would look to grab their opportunities in Indian conditions.

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Rishabh Pant needs nine fours to complete 100 boundaries in ODIs.

KL Rahul needs four fours to complete 250 boundaries in the 50-over version.

Shreyas Iyer needs 83 runs to complete 3000 ODI runs.

Henry Nicholls needs two fours to reach 200 boundaries in ODIs.

Will Young needs 10 fours to complete 200 boundaries in ODIs.

New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell needs 88 runs to complete 1000 ODI runs.

Glenn Phillips needs three sixes to complete 50 maximums in ODIs.

India squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer (vc), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal

New Zealand ODI squad: Michael Bracewell (C), Adi Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Will Young