New Zealand announces different squads for T20 World Cup and IPL

Most of the New Zealand players picked for the T20 World Cup will get to play in the preceding IPL, which will serve as good preparation for the showpiece event in the UAE.

As part of its workload management in COVID times, the New Zealand cricket board authorized players’ participation in the IPL on Tuesday, along with separate squads for the subcontinent trip and T20 World Cup.

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While Kane Williamson’s first-choice New Zealand squad will travel India after the T20 World Cup, Tom Latham will lead a second-string side to Bangladesh and Pakistan in September and October, coinciding with the IPL’s suspension ending on September 19.

The New Zealand Cricket Board announced a different squad for the tours through Pakistan and Bangladesh. Tom Latham will be the captain for the BlackCaps team on those visits.https://t.co/wCie7EK2jy

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On allowing the star New Zealand players to participate in the IPL, he said: “It’s a pragmatic approach. We’ve always tried to be realistic about the IPL and this particular issue is very much a one-off, caused by a unique set of circumstances.”

Squads

BLACKCAPS squad for ICC T20 World Cup and India T20s: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, *Adam Milne (injury cover)

Squad for Bangladesh T20Is and Pakistan ODIs: Tom Latham (capt, wk), Finn Allen, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (wk), Doug Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry (ODI only), Scott Kuggeleijn, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears (T20 only), Blair Tickner, Will Young.

Squad for Pakistan T20Is: Tom Latham (capt, wk), Finn Allen, Todd Astle, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (wk), Mark Chapman, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz Patel, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, Blair Tickner, Will Young.