WELLINGTON: New Zealand today (Monday) announced the squad for the Pakistan tour, which will kick start with an ODI match slated to take place on September 17 in Rawalpindi.
Tom Latham will captain the side in Bangladesh and Pakistan, and the usual combination of skipper Kane Williamson and coach Gary Stead will resume duties for the T20 World Cup and the Test tour to India.
Ross Taylor was selected for the three ODIs in Pakistan but, with the brief nature of the one-week series and the length of quarantine protocols, it was mutually agreed he would remain at home to prepare for the Indian Test tour and upcoming home summer.
A new crew of coaching staff, headed by Wellington coach Glenn Pocknall, will lead the tours to Bangladesh and Pakistan alongside experienced manager Mike Sandle with regular Blackcaps bowling coach Shane Jurgenson joining as head coach for the Pakistan T20 series.
Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium will be the venue of the 17, 19 and 21 September ODIs, while the iconic Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will stage the five T20Is from September 25 to October 3, as per the PCB’s press release.
Kiwis’ squad for ODIs
Tom Latham (c) (wk); Finn Allen; Hamish Bennett; Tom Blundell (wk); Doug Bracewell; Colin de Grandhomme; Jacob Duffy; Matt Henry; Scott Kuggeleijn; Cole McConchie; Henry Nicholls; Ajaz Patel; Rachin Ravindra; Blair Tickner; Will Young
Kiwis’ squad for T20s
Tom Latham (c) (wk); Finn Allen; Todd Astle; Hamish Bennett; Tom Blundell (wk); Mark Chapman; Colin de Grandhomme; Martin Guptill; Daryl Mitchell; Ajaz Patel; Ish Sodhi; Ben Sears; Blair Tickner; Will Young
