New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi has been called up to the Indian team for the first three ODIs against New Zealand. The Indian team management has named his inclusion after Prasidh Krishna was ruled out of the five-match series owing to a hamstring injury. Nabi was initially picked only for the fourth and fifth ODIs, which will now include the entire series. The ODIs are scheduled to start from 4 November in Auckland.The BCCI officially announced the change in the squad on Saturday. Krishna, who was undergoing rehabilitation from a hamstring injury, didn’t get the go-ahead for full fitness and will have to build his workload again in the coming days before he can get back to action. The team management is also monitoring his recovery before the forthcoming Test series.Nabi had a good outing for India A in their unofficial Test versus New Zealand A in Lincoln by taking six wickets in two innings. The 29-year-old was handed his ODI debut against the West Indies in September and is also a prolific contributor in domestic cricket and has been one of the key figures in Jammu and Kashmir’s historic maiden Ranji Trophy title win.India’s five-match ODI series will get underway on November 4 against New Zealand. Shubman Gill will captain the first three games and Shreyas Iyer the remaining two games for the India. With Nabi coming in, India get another pace-bowling option before a tough overseas tour.
Auqib Nabi added to India’s Squad for first three ODIs against New Zealand after Prasidh Krishna’s injury
