Who is Adithya Ashok? The New Zealand star is set to play against India in the 1st ODI. Have a look and find out about him.

Star New Zealand player and one of the greatest spinners of all time. Aditya Ashok, who is added to the New Zealand squad for the ODI series against India. Have a look and find out about his life and international career.

Who is Adithya Ashok?

Adithya Ashok was born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu on September 5th 2002. He was four years old when his family moved to New Zealand. The star player completed his education at Mount Albert Grammar School, Auckland. However, Adithya also represented New Zealand in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

He joined the New Zealand team on 23rd December 2023 as a right-arm-leg-break bowler. This is not it, he is also the googly specialist for New Zealand. However, year 2026 might be great for him as he gets the chance to play for New Zealand as the main spinner against India in the three-match ODI series.

Big blow for Team India ahead of 1st ODI match against New Zealand

However, Team India their first toss in the year 2026 and decided to bowl first. There is one major change in the Indian squad as a star Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant is injured during the training session. Pant is now expected to rest for several days before reporting to the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru for further assessment and rehabilitation. As a result, Selection Committee has named Dhruv Jurel as Rishabh Pant replacement, and Jurel has linked up with the squad

Team India squad

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Team New Zealand squad

Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Adithya Ashok