Kiwis usher in new era with veteran duo on the outer for India series

New Zealand’s journey into a new era has begun with the omission of two stalwarts from their team for this month’s white-ball series against India at home. The Black Caps will face India in six white-ball matches (three T20Is and three ODIs) beginning on Friday, and the Kiwis named a set of 13-player teams for the fixtures on Tuesday.

Skipper Kane Williamson will once again lead New Zealand during the series, but veteran opener Martin Guptill and left-arm quick Trent Boult are out. In recent times, the Kiwis have preferred to deploy the young Finn Allen ahead of Guptill at the top of the order, and the 23-year-old right-hander is once again favored for the India series. Boult, meanwhile, will be absent after opting out of his contract with New Zealand Cricket earlier this year in order to spend more time with his family and pursue possibilities in local leagues across the world.

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The choice to leave out Boult and Guptill was difficult for New Zealand coach Gary Stead, who indicated the door was still open for the two to return to the international fold. When Trent opted out of his NZC deal in August, we stated that precedence would be given to players with central or domestic contracts, and that has been the case here,” he explained.

We’re all aware of Trent’s world-class abilities, but at this moment – as we prepare for more global events – we want to give people opportunities and experiences. “With the 50-over World Cup less than a year away, we want to give Finn every chance to continue collecting ODI experience, particularly against strong opponents like India.

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The lesson to both of those guys is that there is a lot more international cricket ahead of them, and the door is not closed.

New Zealand T20I squad:

1. Kane Williamson (c)
2. Finn Allen
3. Michael Bracewell20
4. Devon Conway
5. Lockie Ferguson
6. Daryl Mitchell
7. Adam Milne
8. Jimmy Neesham
9. Glenn Phillips
10. Mitchell Santner
11. Ish Sodhi
12. Tim Southee
13. Blair Tickner

New Zealand ODI squad:

1. Kane Williamson (c)
2. Finn Allen
3. Michael Bracewell
4. Devon Conway
5. Lockie Ferguson
6. Matt Henry
7. Tom Latham
8. Daryl Mitchell
9. Adam Milne
10. Jimmy Neesham
11. Glenn Phillips
12. Mitchell Santner
13. Tim Southee

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India T20I squad:

1. Hardik Pandya (C)
2. Shubman Gill
3. Ishan Kishan
4. Deepak Hooda
5. Suryakumar Yadav
6. Shreyas Iyer
7. Rishabh Pant (VC and WK)
8. Sanju Samson (WK)
9. Washington Sundar
10. Yuzvendra Chahal
11. Kuldeep Yadav,
12. Arshdeep Singh
13. Harshal Patel
14. Siraj
15. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
16. Umran Malik

India ODI squad:

1. Shikhar Dhawan (C)
2. Shubman Gill
3. Deepak Hooda
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Shreyas Iyer
6. Rishabh Pant (VC and WK)
7. Sanju Samson (WK)
8. Washington Sundar
9. Shardul Thakur
10. Shahbaz Ahmed
11. Yuzvendra Chahal
12. Kuldeep Yadav
13. Arshdeep Singh
14. Deepak Chahar
15. Kuldeep Sen
16. Umran Malik