India's Predicted XI for the fourth ODI against New Zealand
India beat New Zealand by seven wickets at Mount Maunganui on Monday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ODI series. Indians were clinical throughout the series and never allowed the hosts to settle. Openers provided good starts, middle-order scored valuable runs, pacers were good with the new ball, and the spinners were ruthless.
Also, the return of Hardik Pandya has strengthened the teams in various ways. Virat Kohli has played his last game of the tour and rested for the remaining games. Rohit Sharma will lead the side and changes are expected for the fourth ODI. Indian team management might not want to risk Dhoni unless he is 100 percent. Shubman Gill has a great chance to make his international debut and one of Khaleel or Siraj might get a look in.
On that note, let's take a look at India's Predicted XI for the fourth ODI against New Zealand at Hamilton.
Openers: Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma
Shikhar Dhawan has shown some great form in the series with two good fifties already. The 33-year-old has scored 169 runs in the series at an average of 84.50 and a strike rate of 85. Dhawan became the second fastest Indian batsmen to 5000 ODI runs when he scored an unbeaten 75 against New Zealand in the first game of the series.
Rohit Sharma will lead the side in Virat Kohli's absence. He also had a good series so far with two fifties to his name. He has scored 160 runs in the series at an average of 53.33. Rohit Sharma became the joint highest six-hitter for India (215), alongside Dhoni, when he struck a couple of huge blows in the third ODI at Mount Maunganui.