CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Sunday, introduced a powerful 15-member ODI squad for the much-anticipated tour of Pakistan.
According to the small print, NZC introduced two separate squads for away ODI collection towards Pakistan and India. Kane Williamson will lead the Blackcaps in Pakistan solely, whereas his deputy Tom Latham will take the reigns for India ODIs.
In-form Canterbury all-rounder Henry Shipley acquired his maiden call-up for the Blackcaps and is prone to characteristic in back-to-back ODI collection towards Pakistan and India respectively, in January subsequent yr.
Meanwhile, Williamson and veteran pacer Tim Southee will solely be obtainable for New Zealand within the ODI collection towards Pakistan, whereas Mark Chapman and Jacob Duffy can be a part of the squad towards India solely.
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Furthermore, Henry Nicholls and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi have been recalled for each collection.
It is pertinent to say that New Zealand will tour Pakistan later this month when they are going to play a two-match Test collection (December 26 – January 7), adopted by a three-match ODI collection from January 10 – 14.
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