New Zealand: The cricket team will tour India next month under the New Zealand India Tour. On this tour, a series of 3 ODI and 5 T20 matches will be played between the two teams. Before the tour, the New Zealand Cricket Board has announced the ODI and T20 teams. This time the command of the team has been handed over to two experienced all-rounders. The T20 team will be captained by Mitchell Santner, while the responsibility of the ODI team has been given to Michael Bracewell.
absence of veteran players
Some big names of New Zealand will not be seen on this New Zealand India Tour. The most surprising name is that of Kane Williamson, who will be out of the India tour. Apart from this, Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Duffy have not been included in the ODI team. However, Rachin Ravindra has been given a place in the T20 team. This T20 series is considered very important for both the teams in view of the upcoming T20 World Cup.
New Zealand teams for India tour
ODI Team:
Michael Bracewell (captain), Adi Ashok, Christian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Zac Foulkes, Mitch Hay (wk), Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Ray, Will Young.
T20 team:
Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway (wk), Jacob Duffy, Zac Foulkes, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Bevon Jacobs, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Ish Sodhi.
India tour schedule
The ODI series will start on January 11 in Vadodara. The second ODI will be played on 14 January in Rajkot and the third on 18 January in Indore. After this, a 5-match T20 series will be played between the two teams from January 21. Overall, New Zealand India Tour is going to be exciting for cricket fans.
