IND vs NZ: Cleansweep the Kiwis..? A rare opportunity for Team India!

Team India started the new year on a grand note. After winning the T20 series against Sri Lanka by 2-1, India swept the ODI series by 3-0. The ODI series against New Zealand will begin on Wednesday. The Kiwis, who played in the Test and ODI series on the soil of Pakistan, came directly to India. Both the teams are preparing for the first ODI to be held in Hyderabad. New Zealand is going into this series without key players like Kane Williamson and Tim Southee. Mark Chapman will replace Kane Williamson and Jacob Duffey will replace Southee in this series. The Kiwis team under the leadership of Tom Latham will enter the ring. Currently, New Zealand continues to be the number one team in ODIs. If they can clean sweep the Kiwis in the three ODI series, Team India will jump to the top spot. Currently, New Zealand is in the first position with a rating of 117. England (113) and Australia (112) are in the next positions. India is at the fourth position with a rating of 110 and Pakistan is at the fifth position with a rating of 106. Apart from a clean sweep against New Zealand, if they beat Australia (by any margin) in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, India will be number one in Tests as well. Team India, which is already number one in T20, will have the opportunity to be at the top in all three formats. After its introduction, India became number one in ODIs and Tests for the first time in 2017. Before the tour of India, the Kiwis won the three-match ODI series in Pakistan by 2-1. This is the first time in 54 years that New Zealand have won an ODI series in Pakistan. If Pakistan had won this series by 3-0, the team would have gone to the number one position in ODIs. But the Kiwis have retained the number one position after defeating Pakistan. And it remains to be seen whether India will clean sweep the Kiwis. India’s top order, including Gill and Kohli, are in form and the bowlers are showing their ability. It will not be a big problem for Team India to beat New Zealand on their own soil. Three ODIs between India and New Zealand will be held on January 18, 21 and 24. These matches will start at 1.30 PM. T20 matches will be played between the two teams on January 27, 29 and February 1.Read More And