India captain Shubman Gill opted to field with the visitors including four specialist fast bowlers with a collective experience of 29 games in the first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland on Wednesday (November 4, 2026).

There was no Mohammed Siraj in the line-up with Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar and Arshdeep Singh set to share the bowling responsibilities.

Spin-bowling all-rounder Naman Dhir was preferred over seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Teams

New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner

India: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (w), Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh.