Gill says Rohit's run-out of Mitchell was the turning point as India beat New Zealand in Auckland

India beat New Zealand in the first match of the five-match ODI series, played in Auckland today. The Indian team played well with both ball and bat, and India now lead the series 1-0.

India fielded first. Rohit Sharma's fitness was on full display during this period. The team fielded sharply and restricted New Zealand to 186 runs. Captain Shubman Gill has now spoken about Rohit's fielding.

It was not a good day with the bat for Rohit, who was out for a duck against New Zealand and could not play a significant innings. On the field, however, he proved his fitness. His fielding was both sharp and accurate.

During the match, Rohit ran out the dangerous New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell. The match then tilted towards India. Breaking the partnership between Mitchell and Glenn Phillips was essential, and Rohit's run-out came at that moment.

Speaking after the match, Gill praised Rohit's run-out. According to Gill, the run-out of Mitchell proved to be the real turning point of the match. Because of Rohit's effort, the team got the hold it needed on the match at the right time. India took the lead in the match from there.

With the bat, Virat Kohli played an important innings of 74 runs and made India's win easy. Rohit could not do much with the bat, but he left his mark in the field.

India's team was: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Aaqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar and Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand's team included Tim Seifert, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy and Blair Tickner.