New Zealand is ready to visit India for three ODIs and five T20Is series, which will start on January 11, as they want to adapt to the sub-continent conditions for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The Kiwis have thus decided to rest their main players for the ODI series, where Michael Bracewell will lead the team, and later Mitchell Santner will take charge for the T20 series, keeping the mega event in mind.
It is important to note that the left-handed batsman Kane Williamson, who parted ways with T20I cricket recently, is also not going to play the ODIs during the month-long tour, and spinner Jayden Lennox has been given his first international call-up for the ODI series.
New Zealand’s team for the limited-overs tour to India
The NZC has decided to send a second-string team for the ODIs, which means experienced players like Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway, Will Young and Kyle Jamieson will be there as well at Bracewell’s command.
Mitchell Santner, who had to skip the recent Tests against West Indies owing to a groin injury, will come into the T20I setup from January 21, and PLayers of T20 are captain Bracewell, Jamieson, Mitchell, Phillips, and Conway will be retained, while other seniors will be joining in. Pace bowling all-rounder Zak Foulkes is another name that appears in both the super squads.
New Zealand’s ODI squad for the India tour
Michael Bracewell (c), Adi Ashol, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay (wk), Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Will Young.
New Zealand’s T20I squad for the India tour
Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Decon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Bevon Jacobs, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi.
The series starts with three ODI matches played in Vadodara, Rajkot, and Indore on January 11, 13, and 18, respectively, after which the entire attention will be on the five T20I matches played in Nagpur, Raipur, Guwahati, Visakhapatanam, and Thiruvananthapuram from January 21 to 31, just before the T20 World Cup that is going to be held from February 7.
