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India vs New Zealand | Watch: Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma welcomed with loud cheers in Auckland

The last two ODIs will be played in Hamilton and Wellington respectively.

India vs New Zealand | Watch: Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma welcomed with loud cheers in Auckland

This handout photo taken and released by Tennis Australia shows Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma attending day six of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 19, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

After scripting history Down Under, Virat Kohli-led Team India has embarked on a tour of New Zealand, where they are scheduled to play five-match One Day International (ODI) and T20I series against the Blackcaps.

India and New Zealand are currently ranked second and third, respectively, in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI ranking. And when both the teams take on each other, they will be looking to better their ODI ranking ahead of the ICC 2019 World Cup.

On Sunday, when Team India reached Auckland, they were welcomed with loud cheers by local Indian cricket fans. The loudest cheers were however reserved for Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his Bollywood actress wife Anushka Sharma.

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The upcoming five-match ODI series between India and New Zealand begins on January 23. The series opener will be played in Napier. The second and third ODI will be played in Mount Maunganui.

The last two ODIs will be played in Hamilton and Wellington respectively.

India’s ODI squad:

Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, K Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, Shubman Gill

India’s T20I squad:

Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, K Khaleel Ahmed, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar

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