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Vadodara, a city with deep cricketing roots but long absent from the international calendar, is set to roar back to life as it hosts the opening ODI between India and New Zealand on January 11, 2026.
Notably, this will mark the city's first men's international game in over 15 years, and the first at the newly built Kotambi Stadium, which is a venue that has already tested the waters by hosting women's internationals and the 2025 Women's Premier League matches.
The return is significant not just for the city but for Indian cricket at large. The ODI will serve as the kickoff to a high-stakes white-ball series, New Zealand's first...