The transition should go smoothly because Kishan has three middle-order at bats in the ten ODIs he has played
Ishan Kishan, who caused controversy by being overlooked despite scoring a world-record double century
is anticipated to return to the starting lineup, albeit in a different batting position
when India plays New Zealand in the first of a three-match ODI series that starts on Wednesday
Despite completing the fastest double hundred in ODI history against Bangladesh in the previous series
Kishan was forced to sit out the Sri Lanka series
With scores of 70, 21, and 116 in the Sri Lanka series, Shubman Gill
who was chosen ahead of Ishan to open alongside captain Rohit Sharma as a result of his consistency, made the most of the possibilities