New Delhi. New Zealand has announced its team for the India tour. The Kiwi team is coming to India tour without Kane Williamson. Williamson is injured and will join the team in the middle of the series. A 3-match Test series will be played between India and New Zealand from October 16. Sri Lankan veteran spinner Rangana Herath will also be accompanying the New Zealand team on the India tour. Rangana Herath, who has taken 433 wickets, is the spin bowling coach of New Zealand.
This series between India and New Zealand is part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC). India is at number one in the WTC points table. If it wins 3-0 in this series then it can secure its place in the WTC finals. New Zealand team is at sixth position in the points table. His chances of reaching the final are very less.
In the match in which Babar failed, Rizwan returned at 0, the number 8 batsman scored a century, England also had a strong reply.
New Zealand team will reach India on Friday. The team's most experienced batsman Kane Williamson is injured. Williamson has been included in the team, but he will not play the first test match. Michael Bracewell has been kept in the team to replace Williamson. However, he has been included in the team for the first test match. Williamson will join the team before the second test match. Indian-origin leg spinner Ish Sodhi has been included in the team for the second and third test matches of the series.
New Zealand team: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wk), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O'Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Ish Sodhi (second and third test), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 9, 2024, 08:21 IST
