New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Thursday named their males’s squad for the upcoming two-Take a look at tour of Pakistan. Each the matches will probably be a part of the continued ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC)
Earlier within the day, the Black Caps revealed that Tim Southee will take over from Kane Williamson as New Zealand Take a look at captain and Tom Latham will help him within the red-ball format. Nonetheless, Williamson will proceed to steer New Zealand in ODIs and T20Is.
Southee’s first task as skipper will are available in Pakistan over the New Yr. The Kiwis will play 2 Exams and three ODIs in Pakistan from December 26 to January 13.
Southee will lead a new-look squad that will probably be with out fellow quicks Trent Boult (unavailable) and Kyle Jamieson (again damage), with leg-spinner Ish Sodhi (recalled after 4 years), middle-order batter Glenn Phillips and uncapped pacer Blair Tickner among the many gamers included.
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead is trying ahead to the Pakistan tour and believes his workforce can carry out effectively.
“It’s going to be a brand new expertise and the sort of problem that excites this group,” Stead mentioned in his official assertion.
“We’ve naturally been keeping track of the present Take a look at collection towards England, significantly the final two Exams of the collection held in Multan and Karachi, the place we are going to play.
“This collection would be the first for Tim Southee as Take a look at captain and collectively we’re each trying ahead to entering into our work for the tour.”
The primary Take a look at kicks-off in Karachi on December 26, with the second recreation happening in Multan from January 3.
New Zealand Take a look at squad:
Tim Southee (captain), Michael Bracewell, Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Neil Wagner, Kane Williamson, Will Younger.
