In 199 matches thus far, Kohli has an impeccable record, having scored 8,767 runs at an average of 55.13 and a strike rate of 91.47.
The game will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The New Zealand spin attack on the tour will be led by left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner.
India continues to be number one in Tests followed by South Africa. In T20Is, India are ranked fifth.
Sodhi was originally only named in the T20 squad only.
Yadav's strength has been his accuracy, which is fairly tough for a chinaman to maintain. However, it has not always been smooth sailing for him, having being hammered on a couple of occasions in the just concluded series against Australia.
Shastri’s remuneration is higher than Darren Lehman and Trevor Bayliss by quite a margin.
Giving details of the ICC meetings held in Auckland which he attended, Najam Sethi said Pakistan's participation in the new ICC events was conditional.
India and New Zealand square off against each other in the ODI series beginning from October 22 in Mumbai.
While teammates like Manish Pandey, Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal were raring to smash cake on Pandya’s face, Indian opener Rohit Sharma insisted that they should feed him first.
