Ish Sodhi is back in the Black Caps ODI squad as illness leaves several bowlers in doubt for game three.

Ish Sodhi and Blair Tickner have been pulled from New Zealand A to bolster the Black Caps' illness-hit squad for Tuesday's third one-day cricket international against India.

Legspinner Sodhi and seamer Tickner are scheduled to join the Black Caps in Tauranga on Monday as cover for unwell trio Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee and Scott Kuggeleijn.

Santner (gastro) and Kuggeleijn (viral illness) were ruled out of New Zealand's 22-run victory over India in Auckland on Saturday which saw them clinch the series 2-0.

PHIL WALTER/GETTY IMAGES Blair Tickner is in line for an ODI debut after he was called into the Black Caps squad in Tauranga.

Southee, meanwhile, battled through a gastro bug to bowl 10 overs and take 2-41 including the wicket of Indian captain Virat Kohli for the ninth time in international cricket - the most of any bowler.

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​Of the three ill players, Southee was rated the most doubtful to play at Bay Oval as the Black Caps chase a 3-0 ODI series clean sweep.

HANNAH PETERS/GETTY IMAGES Tim Southee battled illness in a brave bowling performance in the Black Caps victory over India in Auckland.

​Sodhi and Tickner were both part of the Twenty20 squad who lost the series 5-0 to India, and Sodhi played the first ODI in Hamilton where he dismissed Kohli with a memorable googly.

Both were picked for NZA against India A in the four-day match at Lincoln, Christchurch as bat dominated ball on day three on Sunday.

Sodhi was sent back for some red ball cricket as the second spinner in the test pecking order behind Ajaz Patel, and took 0-48 off 10 overs as India A reached 234-1 in reply to NZA's first innings of 386-9 declared which featured a Daryl Mitchell century.

PHOTOSPORT New Zealand's Mitchell Santner missed the Auckland ODI with illness and is in doubt for game three.

Tickner took 1-71 off 14 overs as India A's Shubman Gill crafted 107 not out.

Both Black Caps recalls will miss Monday's fourth and final day of the first-class match as they travel to Bay Oval with potential to both play game three if the ill trio don't recover.

Tickner could come straight in for Southee while Sodhi would replace Mark Chapman who was a late callup for Santner but wasn't required to bowl his left-arm spin at Eden Park.

With three men ill the Black Caps were down to the bare minimum and assistant coach Luke Ronchi was listed on the team sheet and briefly took the field as a substitute after Southee completed his bowling spell.