Irfan Pathan's Bold Move: KL Rahul Out, Rishabh Pant In!

Irfan Pathan, the cricket wizard, has stirred the pot! For the first ODI against New Zealand on January 11 in Vadodara, he’s benched KL Rahul and brought in Rishabh Pant. With Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer set to lead, he’s mixing in some all-rounders and bowlers to keep things spicy. Will this gamble pay off? Only time will tell!

Quick rundown

1.Irfan Pathan omits KL Rahul from his probable XI.

2.Rishabh Pant gets a nod for the middle-order spot.

3.Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer return to leadership roles.

4.Kuldeep Yadav might replace either Harshit Rana or Arshdeep Singh.

5.Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya are rested for upcoming T20I series.

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