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New Zealand team coming on India tour announced: Latham captain
Published - 9-OCT-2024 8:43 IST | Updated - 9-OCT-2024 8:43 IST
New Zealand team for the Test series against India has been announced. Tom Latham has been made the captain for the 3-match series. He will captain the team for the first time after becoming a full-time captain.
Mark Chapman has been given a chance in the team released on Tuesday night, while Ish Sodhi has returned for the second and third Tests. At the same time, former captain Kane Williamson has been included in the squad despite being injured. The 3-Test series between India and New Zealand is starting from October 16. The first match will be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Kane Williamson injured, will not play the first Test
Veteran batsman Kane Williamson has been injured just before the Test series against India. He suffered a groin strain injury during the second Test against Sri Lanka. He will not play the first Test match.
Team selector Sam Wells said that we hope that he will be available for the last matches of the 3-match series.
Mark Chapman gets chance in Test team for the first time
Batting all-rounder Mark Chapman has been included in the Test team for the first time. He was selected in place of injured Williamson. Chapman's average in first class cricket is 42.81, which includes 6 centuries. He has scored 2954 runs in 44 matches.
Chapman scored 245 runs at an average of 40 in three matches of the Aces Plunket Shield last summer season. These include 123 runs scored against Otago Volts in Dunedin in February.
Mark Chapman scored 114 runs against India A at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in 2020.
Michael Bracewell selected for the first Test
All-rounder Michael Bracewell has been included in the team for the first Test to be held in Bengaluru from October 16. He will return home for the birth of his second child. Ish Sodhi will replace him in the second and third Tests.
New Zealand's Squad for the Test series vs India:
Tom Latham (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Mark Chapman (cover), Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (2nd & 3rd Test only), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
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