The BCCI on Monday announced a replacement for Washington Sundar, who has been ruled out of the rest of the ODI series against New Zealand due to injury. The Indian Board has handed a maiden call-up to Lucknow Super Giants batter Ayush Badoni for the remaining two matches of the series.
"India all-rounder Washington Sundar reported an acute onset of discomfort in his left lower rib area while bowling during the first ODI against New Zealand at the BCA Stadium, Vadodara, on Sunday. He will undergo further scans, following which the BCCI Medical Team will seek expert opinion," BCCI wrote in a statement.
"Washington has been ruled out of the remaining two matches of the IDFC First Bank ODI series. The Men’s Selection Committee has named Ayush Badoni as his replacement. Badoni will link up with the squad in Rajkot, the venue for the second ODI," it added.
Ayush Badoni Replaces Injured Washington Sundar for Remaining ODIs
Sundar got injured while bowling in the first innings of the first ODI at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara. He was hurt in his fifth over and had to leave the field. He did not return for the rest of the innings. However, Sundar was needed to bat in the 301-run chase against the Kiwis when the hosts lost a few regular wickets and were in a spot of bother.
The left-hander remained not out on 7 runs from 7 balls, while KL Rahul stayed unbeaten on 29. India chased the target successfully with four wickets left and one over remaining. Meanwhile, Badoni has received his maiden call-up for the rest of the two games. Badoni was retained by Lucknow Super Giants for the IPL 2026 ahead of the auction. He is currently playing for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
India’s squad for 2nd and 3rd ODIs: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ayush Badoni
