NEW DELHI: The New Zealand cricket board on Thursday introduced an unchanged 13-member squad for the impending two-Test house collection towards Sri Lanka.
The Kiwis, below Tim Southee just lately edged England by way of a solitary run to turn out to be simplest the fourth workforce in historical past to win a Test after following-on.
The Test collection towards Sri Lanka is ready to begin from March 9 with Christchurch and Wellington to host the 2 video games.
There have been no surprises within the squad for the Sri Lanka collection, even supposing rookie seamer Jacob Duffy, leg-spinner Ish Sodhi, and injured speed bowler Kyle Jamieson have been excluded.
Former captain Kane Williamson will proceed to be the batting mainstay together with Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell and Will Young, whilst Tom Blundell will stay wickets all the way through the Sri Lanka collection.
Wagner will spearhead the pace-bowling division together with Southee, Matt Henry, Blair Tickner and Scott Kuggeleijn.
While reigning World Test champions New Zealand are out of rivalry for a berth within the WTC ultimate, Sri Lanka are nonetheless in with an opportunity and a 2-0 sweep for the Islanders may assist them make it to the name spherical.
NZC additionally introduced that they are going to play a three-match T20I collection towards the United Arab Emirates in August on their technique to England for white-ball commitments.
It shall be simplest the second one time that New Zealand will play the UAE in a complete global, following the 1996 World Cup ODI between the 2 facets at Faisalabad, in Pakistan.
“In terms of the global cricket family, it’s important we keep helping each other, and growing the game on an international scale. NZC has a close relationship with the Emirates Cricket Board and our players are very familiar with the environment,” stated NZC leader government David White in a observation.
The fits shall be performed on August, 17, 19 and 20, with the venues but to be showed.
New Zealand Test squad for Sri Lanka Tests: Tim Southee (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Blair Tickner, Neil Wagner, Scott Kuggeleijn, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson and Will Young.
(With inputs from PTI)
The Kiwis, below Tim Southee just lately edged England by way of a solitary run to turn out to be simplest the fourth workforce in historical past to win a Test after following-on.
The Test collection towards Sri Lanka is ready to begin from March 9 with Christchurch and Wellington to host the 2 video games.
There have been no surprises within the squad for the Sri Lanka collection, even supposing rookie seamer Jacob Duffy, leg-spinner Ish Sodhi, and injured speed bowler Kyle Jamieson have been excluded.
Former captain Kane Williamson will proceed to be the batting mainstay together with Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell and Will Young, whilst Tom Blundell will stay wickets all the way through the Sri Lanka collection.
Wagner will spearhead the pace-bowling division together with Southee, Matt Henry, Blair Tickner and Scott Kuggeleijn.
While reigning World Test champions New Zealand are out of rivalry for a berth within the WTC ultimate, Sri Lanka are nonetheless in with an opportunity and a 2-0 sweep for the Islanders may assist them make it to the name spherical.
NZC additionally introduced that they are going to play a three-match T20I collection towards the United Arab Emirates in August on their technique to England for white-ball commitments.
It shall be simplest the second one time that New Zealand will play the UAE in a complete global, following the 1996 World Cup ODI between the 2 facets at Faisalabad, in Pakistan.
“In terms of the global cricket family, it’s important we keep helping each other, and growing the game on an international scale. NZC has a close relationship with the Emirates Cricket Board and our players are very familiar with the environment,” stated NZC leader government David White in a observation.
The fits shall be performed on August, 17, 19 and 20, with the venues but to be showed.
New Zealand Test squad for Sri Lanka Tests: Tim Southee (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Blair Tickner, Neil Wagner, Scott Kuggeleijn, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson and Will Young.
(With inputs from PTI)