IND vs NZ: India goes to host New Zealand from January 18 to February 1 for an ODI collection and a T20I collection. The ODI collection contains 3 ODIs and the T20I collection additionally contains the identical variety of matches. All-rounder Mitchell Santner is handed the captaincy of New Zealand for the T20I collection.

Kane Williamson, a veteran New Zealand participant, will miss out on the white ball collection towards India. He selected to step down as T20I captain after the World Cup, and the truth that he’s not listed within the crew means that New Zealand has additionally made the choice to observe India’s lead and develop a brand new core in preparation for the T20 World Cup in 2024. 

Tim Southee additionally misses out on the T20I squad. Bear in mind, the ODI collection is beginning on January 18, and the Twenty20 Worldwide collection begins on January 27.

The New Zealand Cricket Board has introduced a 15 membered squad and that all-around participant Mitchell Santner will lead the New Zealand T20I facet. The 15-man squad contains 9 gamers who featured in final 12 months’s T20 World Cup in Australia, the place they misplaced to Pakistan within the semi-finals.

The 27-year-old Auckland quick bowler Ben Lister is a newcomer to the New Zealand squad. He was acknowledged as Auckland Cricket’s Males’s Bowler of the 12 months within the earlier season. He had not too long ago traveled to India with the New Zealand A facet.

The all-rounder for the Canterbury Kings, Henry Shipley, is one other rookie. He not too long ago made his worldwide debut for his crew within the ongoing ODI Collection towards Pakistan. Moreover, Otago Volts leg-spinning all-rounder Michael Rippon makes his first outing in a New Zealand squad since making his debut towards Scotland on the European Tour final 12 months.

Speaking on Ben Lister, Gavin Larsen, the pinnacle selector, mentioned Lister had impressed him together with his versatility of skills throughout the codecs. He mentioned “Ben has made an thrilling influence for Auckland early in his profession in crimson and white ball cricket. Since his debut in late 2017, he’s the Aces’ main wicket-taker in T20 and Record A cricket.”

“His potential to swing the ball significantly as a left-armer is especially thrilling. All of us felt for Ben after his tour ended the way in which it did final 12 months, and it’s a testomony to his work ethic that he’s been in a position to return to home cricket so strongly this season,” he added

Let’s take a look at the T20I squad of New Zealand for the India tour beneath Mitchell Santner:

IND vs NZ: New Zealand T20I squad

Mitchell Santner (C), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Dane Cleaver, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner