Nabi Added to India Squad for First Three New Zealand ODIs

India’s selection committee has added Auqib Nabi to the squad for the first three one-day internationals against New Zealand, expanding his availability from the fourth and fifth matches after Prasidh Krishna was ruled out of the five-match series with a hamstring injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said. Nabi, a right-arm pacer from Jammu and Kashmir, had initially been selected only for the final two ODIs. The BCCI said he will now be part of the squad from the start of the series. India’s opening match is scheduled for November 4 in Auckland. The BCCI said Krishna’s injury ruled him out of the entire ODI series. One account said he sustained the hamstring injury during the second ODI against West Indies in Guwahati. The selection change gives Nabi a place in the group for the opening three matches; it does not alter his earlier selection for the fourth and fifth ODIs. Nabi recently played for India A against New Zealand A in a four-day match at Lincoln, where he took six wickets across two innings, according to reports. He made his ODI debut against West Indies in September, conceding 84 runs in 8.5 overs. The BCCI’s announcement did not say whether Nabi would...