The New Zealand squad for the Test series against India has been announced. Tom Latham has been made captain for the 3-match series. He will be leading the team for the first time after becoming the full-time captain.
Mark Chapman has been given a chance in the squad announced on Tuesday night, while Ish Sodhi returns for the second and third Tests. Along with this, former captain Kane Williamson has been included in the team despite being injured. The 3 Test series between India and New Zealand is starting from 16th October. The first match will be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
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- Gary Stead will lead the New Zealand coaching staff. Luke Ronchi will be the batting coach, Jacob Oram will be the bowling coach and Rangana Herath will be the spin bowling coach.
- The New Zealand team will leave for India on Friday, February 11. Currently the team is on a tour of Sri Lanka, where the team faced a 0-2 defeat.
Kane Williamson injured, won't play first Test Veteran batsman Kane Williamson has been injured ahead of the Test series against India. He suffered a hamstring injury during the second Test against Sri Lanka. He will not play the first Test match.
Team selector Sam Wells said that we hope he will be available for the last match of the 3-match series.
Kane Williamson suffered a hamstring injury during the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Mark Chapman got his chance in the Test team for the first time Batting all-rounder Mark Chapman has been included in the Test squad for the first time. He was selected as a replacement for the injured Williamson. Chapman averages 42.81 in first class cricket, including 6 centuries. He has scored 2954 runs in 44 matches.
Chapman scored 245 runs at an average of 40 in three Aces Plunkett Shield matches last summer season. This included a 123 against the Otago Vaults in Dunedin in February.
Mark Chapman scored 114 against India-A at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in 2020.
Selection of Michael Bracewell for the first Test All-rounder Michael Bracewell has been named in the squad for the first Test to be played in Bengaluru from October 16. She will return home for the birth of her second child. Ish Sodhi will replace him in the second and third Tests.
New Zealand squad for tour of India
Tom Latham (Captain), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell (1st Test), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, William O'Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (2nd and Third Test), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson and Will Young.
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