Plenty of news from New Cricket, at first they have announced the T20 World Cup squad and they named their squad for the India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh limited overs series. The WTC winners have in total 32 men listed for the various fixtures across Asia.
The biggest setback is Colin de Grandhomme and veteran batsman Ross Taylor have been omitted from New Zealand’s T20 World Cup squad.
NZC said the change had been effected to “balance the Black Caps’ workloads over a four month-long period, incorporating tours to Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India, as well as the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE.”
NZC also said that it will announce the squad for Test squad to tour India in a month’s time. “While the Test squad to tour India will not be announced for another month or so, the Black Caps’ white-ball squads (for the season) will comprise a total of 32 players — including two new to the set-up in all-rounder Cole McConchie, and paceman Ben Sears,” said NZC in a statement.
“Ross Taylor was selected for the three ODIs in Pakistan but, with the brief nature of the one-week series and the length of quarantine protocols, it was mutually agreed he would remain at home to prepare for the Indian Test tour and upcoming home summer,” NZC said.
New Zealand squad for ICC T20 World Cup and India T20s: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne (injury cover).
New Zealand squad for Bangladesh T20s & Pakistan ODIs: Tom Latham (c) (wk), Finn Allen, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (wk), Doug Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry (ODI only), Scott Kuggeleijn, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears (T20 only), Blair Tickner, Will Young.
New Zealand squad for Pakistan T20s: Tom Latham (c) (wk), Finn Allen, Todd Astle, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (wk), Mark Chapman, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz Patel, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, Blair Tickner, Will Young.
