India Suffers Massive Blow Ahead of Series Decider.....

The ODI series between India and New Zealand has been levelled as the visitors won the game 2nd match by seven wickets. Daryl Mitchell's century and India's poor bowling performance led to India's series loss. The third game, set to be played on January 18, will be a decider as both teams will aim to win it.

Ahead of the third game, India suffers huge blow as one of the best all-rounders in India, Washington Sundar is ruled out of the T20I series due to injury.

Washington Sundar Ruled Out of T20I Series

India's star all-rounder Washington Sundar is ruled out of the T20I series against New Zealand due to an injury. He played in the first ODI match against New Zealand but could only bowl five overs. Later, he came out to bat and helped India win the game. However, he looked unfit and was ruled out of the ODI series.

Washington Sundar injury came as a huge blow for India as he is one of the best all-rounders. Now, Washington Sundar replacement for the T20I series hasn't been declared by the BCCI yet. For the IND vs NZ T20I series, the squads were already announced. The selectors will look for players who can replace Sundar in the upcoming series, and two names are likely to be in contention: Riyan Parag and Ayush Badoni.

While Parag is an incredible player, selectors included Badoni in the ODI team as his replacement. Hence, Badoni might get his maiden call-up for the T20I squad. Both players are incredible and have performed well in the domestic tournaments. The fans are likely to see one of the players in the squad.

Who Will Make It to India Playing 11 in T20Is

The T20I series between India and New Zealand will be an incredible contest since there are some talented players in the squads. For India, Washington Sundar is ruled out of the T20I squad, and Tilak Varma is ruled out of the first three games. The board hasn't announced the replacement for both players.

Since the series is in India, they will most likely go with the players who are already present in the squad. However, if Sundar and Varma do not recover before the T20 World Cup 2026, the selectors will look for other options. One of the best T20 batsmen in the world, Suryakumar Yadav, is set to lead the series and has the best players in the squad, including Shivam Dube, Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel, and Hardik Pandya. The fans will have to wait to see who will replace Sundar in the squad.