Shreyas Iyer Joins Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill In Unwanted India Captaincy Record

India were left shell-shocked by New Zealand on Friday. India's batting line-up suffered a spectacular collapse as New Zealand registered a massive 244-run win in the fourth ODI, with pacer Matt Henry ripping through the top order on his way to figures of 6/27. Chasing 334, India were bundled out for a paltry 89 in 26.4 overs, narrowly avoiding their lowest-ever ODI total against New Zealand: 88, scored in Dambulla in 2010. It was Shreyas Iyer's first match as India's ODI captain, and it ended in defeat. With that occurrence, Iyer has joined Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill on a forgettable list. All three suffered defeats in their first ODIs and T20Is as India's captains. Earlier, Iyer suffered a 34-run defeat against Ireland in his first T20I as India captain in Belfast on June 26, 2026.

Kohli's ODI captaincy debut, on July 2, 2013, ended in a loss against Sri Lanka in Kingston. In his first T20I as India captain, England defeated India by seven wickets in Kanpur on January 26, 2017. In his first Test as captain, Australia beat India by 48 runs at the Adelaide Oval.

Gill's T20I captaincy debut came against Zimbabwe in Harare on July 6, 2024, and India lost the match by 13 runs. In his first Test as captain, England chased down a target of 372 runs in the fourth innings. In Gill's first ODI as captain in Perth on October 19, 2025, Australia defeated India by seven wickets.

Talking about the match, Henry struck three times in the opening over, dismissing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and captain Shreyas Iyer for ducks to leave India reeling at 0/3.

Kyle Jamieson then removed Ruturaj Gaikwad (5), who was playing his first ODI of the series after regular skipper Shubman Gill opted out to prepare for the upcoming Test series. India slumped to 9/4 and never recovered.

The defeat cut India's lead in the five-match series to 2-1, with one match remaining. The visitors can still clinch the series, while New Zealand have kept their hopes of drawing it alive.

The third ODI was washed out.

Earlier, New Zealand rode on a blistering 125 off 108 balls from Will Young and an 85-run opening stand with Tim Seifert (58 off 48 balls) to post 333 all out.

India's bowlers had their moments, with Gurnoor Brar (2/69), Auqib Nabi (2/59) and Axar Patel (2/39) claiming two wickets apiece.

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