Veteran all-rounder Mitchell Santner will captain the New Zealand facet for the three-match T20I collection in opposition to India this month, with left-arm swing bowler Ben Lister incomes his maiden call-up within the squad introduced on Thursday.
New Zealand will play the primary T20I at Ranchi on January 27 after the conclusion of the three-match ODI collection starting in Hyderabad on January 18. Lister’s inclusion within the squad comes after he made his New Zealand A debut in India late final 12 months.
The 27-year-old’s tour to India was lower brief after he was down with pneumonia in Bangalore. The an infection noticed him spend time in hospital earlier than returning residence to proceed his restoration.
Santner’s facet could have an skilled set of T20 cricketers, together with 9 gamers from final 12 months’s T20 World Cup squad.
Among the many vary of gamers nonetheless comparatively new to worldwide cricket are all-rounder Henry Shipley, who made his worldwide debut within the ODI collection in opposition to Pakistan, and leg-spinner Michael Rippon, who made his debut in opposition to Scotland throughout final 12 months’s European Tour.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) selector Gavin Larsen stated Lister had impressed along with his vary of expertise throughout codecs.
“Ben has made an thrilling impression for (home facet) Auckland Aces early in his profession in purple and white ball cricket. Since his debut in late 2017, he’s the Aces’ main wicket taker in T20 and Checklist A cricket.
“His capability to swing the ball significantly as a left-armer is especially thrilling.
“All of us felt for Ben after his tour ended the best way it did final 12 months, and it’s a testomony to his work ethic that he’s been in a position to return to home cricket so strongly this season.”
Larsen stated Santner had impressed in his earlier alternatives as captain of the T20 group. “Mitch is a frontrunner in our white ball groups and has captained the T20 facet in India earlier than. His expertise in Indian circumstances will likely be invaluable main this group.” Luke Ronchi will likely be head coach of the squad with Bob Carter (batting), Paul Wiseman (bowling) and Trevor Penney (fourth coach) as his assistants.
New Zealand T20 squad: Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Dane Cleaver, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner.