Should KL Rahul bat at No. 5 or No. 6 for India?
The advantage of playing Rahul at No.5 explained
14/01Result
2nd ODI (D/N), New Zealand tour of India at Rajkot, Jan 14 2026
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![India]( "India")
284/7 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
286/3 (47.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
14/01Result
2nd ODI (D/N), New Zealand tour of India at Rajkot, Jan 14 2026
-
![India]( "India")
284/7 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
286/3 (47.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Aaron: 'Rahul should not be batting below No. 5'
Varun Aaron on KL Rahul's ideal batting position
Aaron: 'Mitchell has all the tricks in the book to negate spin'
Varun Aaron explains why Daryl Mitchell is so successful in India, especially against spin
Did bowling and fielding cost india the game?
Varun Aaron answers the biggest questions from India's loss to New Zealand in the second ODI
India missing the bigger picture by not playing Reddy?
With the next ODI World Cup in seam-friendly South Africa, are India missing a trick by not grooming their back-up seam-bowling allrounder
Ryan ten Doeschate - We could have done with another spinner tonight
India's assistant coach reflects on their defeat in the second ODI against New Zealand
IND vs NZ - Rajkot ODI Kotak on Badoni call-up 'Every team needs a 6th bowling option'
India's batting coach on replacing Washington Sundar with Ayush Badoni
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSwept aside: How India keep forgetting their answer to spin
The second ODI in Rajkot turned on a simple difference: New Zealand swept to disrupt the spinners and dictate lengths, while India stayed largely down the ground
Mitchell upstages Rahul as New Zealand level series
NZ ace chase of 285 to set up a series decider in high-scoring Indore
Reddy in for Washington; New Zealand ask India to bat in Rajkot
Shubman Gill said he would have batted first anyway and that there wasn't much dew at the venue when they trained the night before
Ghosts of finals past: When Rahul's what-if met Mitchell's unfinished business
Their minds would have been on innings of the past - the World Cup final in 2023, and Champions Trophy final in 2025, respectively - as they brought up counterattacking tons
India halt NZ's winning run and eye series spoils
Who will take the injured Washington Sundar's place? Nitish Reddy or Ayush Badoni?
