Aakash Chopra's India XI for IND vs NZ 2026: Smooth Picks

Yo, Aakash Chopra just dropped his India XI for the first ODI against New Zealand on January 11 in Vadodara. He’s rollin’ with four seamers: Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma kick it off, while Virat, Shreyas, and KL hold it down in the middle. Nitish at No. 6, but Washington might slide in too, ya dig?