Spinner Mitchell Santner returns to the New Zealand team after 10 months battling injury and can prove his World Cup credentials in the one-day international series against India.
Santner was named in the 14-man Black Caps squad for the first three games of the five-match series, starting in Napier on Wednesday next week.
There were also ODI recalls for seamer Doug Bracewell, allrounder Colin de Grandhomme and Tom Latham, who is New Zealand's Test opener but is employed as a wicketkeeper-batsman in the 50-over format.
Allrounder Jimmy Neesham impressed with the bat during this month's 3-0 sweep of Sri Lanka but makes way with a hamstring injury while legspinner Todd Astle (knee) is also omitted.
Santner is a proven performer with his miserly left-arm spin and capable batting but a serious knee injury has sidelined him from ODI duty since the home series against England last March.
The 26-year-old made a solid international return in last week's one-off T20 win over Sri Lanka and his form will be keenly assessed by Black Caps coach Gary Stead.
"Our two main priorities have been to select and prepare a squad capable of winning what is shaping as a massive series against India and gathering as much information as possible ahead of the Cricket World Cup," Stead said.
BLACK CAPS:
Kane Williamson (capt), Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Latham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Doug Bracewell, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
