New Zealand vs India 2019: India's Predicted Playing XI for the third ODI

Middle-order - Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni

Kohli has been rested for the last two ODI and the T20I series

Virat Kohli has been rested for the final two ODIs and the T20I series which gives him much needed time off ahead of the IPL and the World Cup. In the absence, the middle-order might seem a little fragile.

The Indian team might stick to Ambati Rayudu for this series, despite Dinesh Karthik's good nick in the last series against Australia. Rayudu looked scratchy in the Australia series, and even though he managed a few runs under his belt this time, he still needs to make more impact at No.4.

MS Dhoni came in late and tried to get the run-rate going. While the timing was not as good as he would have wanted it to be, he still ended with 48 off 33, with his strike-rate in the high 140s. His keeping was indifferent - he dropped a catch off Martin Guptill's bat, but was smooth against the spinners as shown by his stumping of Ross Taylor.