India vs New Zealand, 2017 ODI series: 5 talking points

#1 Dinesh Karthik's ODI comeback

Karthik seems to have made an effective comeback

Dinesh Karthik made a comeback to the Indian ODI squad for the West Indies tour in June 2017 after more than three years. Karthik replaced a struggling Yuvraj Singh and scored a 50 in the final ODI, thus sealing the series against the Windies.

Against NZ too, he did not disappoint - support to Kohli in the first ODI, and scoring a valuable half-century in the second, Karthik has clearly signalled to the selectors that he is available for future selection. The only question that remains is what kind of an impact player he will be, compared to Manish Pandey and the other middle order batsmen.