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Santner returns for T20Is, No Williamson; New Zealand name squads for India tour

Mayank

Mitchell Santner will only play T20Is vs India [Source: Sivy_Raina3/X.com]Mitchell Santner will only play T20Is vs India [Source: Sivy_Raina3/X.com]

New Zealand is all set to travel to India for three ODIs and five T20Is series, starting from January 11, as they aim to adjust to the sub-continental conditions ahead of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Keeping the mega event in mind, the Kiwis have decided to rest their key players for the ODI series, where Michael Bracewell will lead the team, before Mitchell Santner takes over for the T20Is.

Notably, having recently retired from the T20I cricket, Kane Williamson is also going to miss the ODIs on the tour, while left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox has earned his maiden international call-up.

New Zealand's squad for the white-ball tour to India

While the NZC has decided to play the second-string squad in the ODIs, the experienced campaigners in Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway, Will Young and Kyle Jamieson will also be available at Bracewell's disposal.

Santner, who missed the recent Tests against West Indies due to a groin injury, will join the setup for the T20Is from January 21, where Mitchell, Conway, Jamieson, captain Bracewell and Glenn Phillips will be retained from the T20I team and other seniors will join in as well. Pace bowling all-rounder Zak Foulkes is another name that features in both rosters.

New Zealand's ODI squad for the India tour

Michael Bracewell (c), Adi Ashol, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay (wk), Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Will Young.

New Zealand's T20I squad for the India tour

Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Decon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Bevon Jacobs, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi.

The tour begins with three ODIs in Vadodara, Rajkot and Indore on January 11, 13 and 18, respectively before the focus completely shifts to five T20Is in Nagpur, Raipur, Guwahati, Visakhapatanam and Thiruvananthapuram from January 21 to 31, ahead of the T20 World Cup, which starts from February 7.