New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra, performs a shot, through the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (KSCA), in Bengaluru on November 09, 2023.
| Photo Credit: Ok MURALI KUMAR
Kane Williamson will lead New Zealand in the T20 World Cup for the fourth time whereas opener Devon Conway, recovering from a thumb damage, has additionally been named in the 15-man provisional squad for the ICC occasion in USA and Caribbean in June.
The squad led by Williamson was named on Monday on the ANZ Centre right here.
Conway was dominated out of the continuing IPL on account of a thumb damage he suffered in February.
Bowler Matt Henry and batting all-rounder Rachin Ravindra are the one two members of the 15 with out T20 World Cup expertise.
This might be Williamson’s sixth look in a T20 World Cup squad. His expertise is bettered solely by Tim Southee, who has earned choice in his seventh T20 World Cup squad and at the moment sits because the main wicket-taker in the historical past of T20 Internationals.
Seasoned Trent Boult, who opted out of a NZC central contract, has been chosen in his fifth T20 World Cup squad.
The squad additionally boasts important latest expertise in the situations with 13 of the 15-man group that includes in the staff’s final tour to the West Indies in 2022.
As nicely as that, six of the squad members have additionally featured in the Caribbean Premier League T20 competitors.
Alongside the 15 gamers chosen in the event squad, tempo bowler Ben Sears will journey and practice with the staff as an damage cowl.
Adam Milne was dominated out following surgical procedure to restore an ankle damage, and Kyle Jamieson was additionally unavailable for choice as he continues to rehabilitate his again damage.
“I’d like to congratulate everyone named today. It’s a special time representing your country at a world tournament,” mentioned Blackcaps head coach Gary Stead.
“We expect the venues in the West Indies to offer quite varied conditions and feel we’ve selected a squad with the scope to adapt to those conditions.”
Stead mentioned he was delighted to call two first timers in Henry and Ravindra.
“Matt has worked exceptionally hard on his skills across the phases of a T20 game to come back into selection consideration,” he mentioned.
“Rachin has made every post a winner in the past 12 months and it was exciting to see him continue that trajectory over the summer in the T20 format against Australia.”
Squad
Kane Williamson (C), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.
Ben Sears (Travelling Reserve).
