New Zealand’s Kane Williamson.
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Senior batter Kane Williamson is ready to overlook the preliminary a part of the upcoming three-Check collection in India beginning on October 16 attributable to a groin pressure, with New Zealand naming Mark Chapman as his cowl within the 17-man squad right here on Wednesday (October 9, 2024).
Williamson, who’s coping with a groin pressure, will delay his departure to India the place New Zealand will play three Checks at Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai.
Whereas senior batting all-rounder Michael Bracewell has been roped in just for the primary Check in Bengaluru, spinner Ish Sodhi will likely be accessible just for the second and third Checks.
Tom Latham will likely be main the Kiwis after Tim Southee stepped apart from the management function a couple of days in the past.
“Williamson skilled groin discomfort throughout the second Check towards Sri Lanka in Galle and would require a interval of rehabilitation earlier than becoming a member of the Blackcaps Check squad in India,” New Zealand Cricket mentioned on their web site.
New Zealand selector Sam Wells mentioned the choice to delay Williamson’s departure to India was to offer the previous skipper extra time to relaxation.
“The recommendation we have obtained is that one of the best plan of action is for Kane to relaxation and rehabilitate now quite than danger aggravating the damage,” mentioned Wells.
“We’re hopeful that if the rehabilitation goes to plan Kane will likely be accessible for the latter a part of the tour. Whereas it is clearly disappointing to not have Kane accessible from the beginning of the tour, it gives a possibility for another person to play a job in an essential collection,” he added.
Chapman averages above 42 in first-class cricket in 44 matches however is but to make his Check debut.
“We imagine Mark (Chapman) is certainly one of our greatest gamers of spin and has a confirmed track-record within the sub-continent,” mentioned Wells.
“Mark has displayed a capability to play spin proactively within the worldwide area, and mixed along with his glorious first-class report, we see him as somebody who can achieve the kind of circumstances we count on to come across in India,” he added.
Bracewell will return residence after the primary Check for the beginning of his second baby and will likely be changed by Sodhi.
Whereas the opening Check will likely be performed on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium from October 16-20, the second will likely be held on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation (MCA) Stadium in Gahunje, Pune from October 24-28.
The third and last Check will likely be held on the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1-5.
New Zealand squad for Check collection in India: Tom Latham (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell (1st Check solely), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (2nd & third Check solely), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Will Younger.
Revealed – October 09, 2024 10:24 am IST
