Last week, veteran seamer Tim Southee took over as Test captain after Kane Williamson stepped down.
As New Zealand juggles their resources to deal with a compressed start to the year. Kane Williamson and Tim Southee will be absent from a six-match tour of India. Gary Stead, the coach, will also miss the January tour. Leaving his assistant Luke Ronchi in charge of a team that will play three ODIs and then three Twenty20 internationals. Williamson, Southee, and Stead won’t be on the T20 team, which has yet to be announced.
The trio will come home following the Black Caps’ tour of Pakistan next month to start preparing for their home Test series against England. Which will start in mid-February, according to Black Caps selector Gavin Larsen on Monday.
International cricket, according to Larsen, “is a conveyor belt.”
“Bringing Kane and Tim back and having them recharge their batteries emotionally and physically is very, really critical because we have two extremely significant Test matches against England.”
Williamson handed veteran seamer Southee
Williamson handed veteran seamer Southee the Test leadership last week. But he will continue to lead the team in the shorter formats.
Two ODI series—in Pakistan from January 10–14 and in India from January 18–24—will be played with a 17-player team.
In India, Mark Chapman and Jacob Duffy will take the place of Williamson and Southee. With Tom Latham serving as captain.
After turning down offers from the New Zealand Cricket and joining the Big Bash T20 competition in Australia, pitcher Trent Boult and all-arounder Jimmy Neesham are both absent, and pace bowler Kyle Jamieson is still out with a back ailment.
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