Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra picked his India playing XI for the upcoming first ODI against New Zealand. His team includes openers Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, all-rounders Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. Aakash included Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav in the bowling unit.