Overview
- Online tickets for the January 11 opener in Vadodara were reportedly snapped up in about eight minutes on BookMyShow, with offline sales yet to be announced.
- The Ajit Agarkar-led panel is expected to meet on January 3–4 to finalise India’s ODI squad, with no official announcement made so far.
- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are widely expected to feature after strong late‑2025 form, with both now active exclusively in ODIs following retirements from T20Is in 2024 and Tests in 2025.
- Dhruv Jurel and Ishan Kishan are being discussed for wicketkeeper-batter roles, while reports suggest Rishabh Pant has slipped down the ODI pecking order.
- India’s three ODIs against New Zealand are slated for January 11, 14 and 18 in Baroda, Rajkot and Indore, starting a year in which InsideSport reports only about 18 ODIs are scheduled.