Overview
- Badoni was drafted into India’s ODI squad after Washington Sundar was ruled out following an injury in the first match against New Zealand.
- He says a recent shift toward bowling transformed him into a batting all‑rounder, describing late‑night notification of his selection on the eve of Delhi’s Vijay Hazare quarterfinal.
- India left him out of the second ODI—which New Zealand won to level the series—and named their XI for the Indore decider with Arshdeep Singh replacing Prasidh Krishna.
- Former internationals Robin Uthappa and Irfan Pathan voiced surprise at the pick, questioning whether Badoni is ready and pointing to modest domestic returns.
- Across 27 List A matches he has 693 runs at 36.47 with one century and 17–18 wickets, and he has IPL experience as a middle‑order batter for Lucknow Super Giants.