Mumbai, Jan. 4 -- Skipper Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer get another chance to align efforts to fashion a winning ODI formula after being named in the 15-member squad for the home series against New Zealand, having recovered from their injuries. They were first named captain and deputy for the October series in Australia, but Iyer's rib injury there and Gill's neck spasms during the South Africa Tests stopped them in their tracks. Iyer's return is subject to fitness. The batter is expected to play Mumbai's next two league matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and will link up with the Indian team on January 9, if all goes well. The first of the three-match series will be played in Vadodara on January 11. Gill will have plenty to prove as this will be his first outing after the T20 World Cup snub. The Test and ODI captain has been unlucky with injuries. A foot injury saw him lose match time during the T20I series against South Africa. The selectors and team management were unconvinced about his T20 form, and they opted for the more aggressive opener in Sanju Samson. Gill's record in ODI cricket though is prolific, averaging 56.36 in 58 matches. Iyer's return pushes Ruturaj Gaikwad out of the squad despite his Raipur hundred in the South Africa series. Tilak Varma too finds himself axed without getting a hit in that series. One gripe in recent times has been a lack of coordination between the squads picked by the national selectors and the playing eleven put out by the team management led by head coach Gautam Gambhir. While Gaikwad having to make way for Iyer is understandable, it defeats the purpose of the CSK captain jumping the queue to play in the middle order over Rishabh Pant. Gaikwad has been seen as a batter with a high ceiling, but opportunities have been too far apart to build any momentum. Gaikwad was originally picked as a reserve opener against South Africa. In spite of his runs in the middle phase, he's out of the squad while Pant keeps his place. It is more as a wicketkeeping reserve, but also as a middle-order back-up with Dhruv Jurel left out after warming the bench in the previous two series. Gambhir's reservations on Pant's batting methods had become a talking point, but the selectors kept faith with his mercurial game....