Tom Latham will captain an inexperienced New Zealand aspect in a house Twenty20 sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka subsequent month adopted by a five-match sequence in Pakistan, returning to the shortest format for the primary time in virtually two years. With Kane Williamson and Tim Southee unavailable to play within the Indian Premier League, the wicketkeeper-batsman will return to the management position he held in Bangladesh in 2021.
He stated, ‘At the start of this season we noticed in opposition to India how a lot energy and vary of pictures Tom has. His adaptability additionally means he can function in a wide range of batting positions,” stated coach Mike Stead.
“He led an inexperienced T20 squad to Bangladesh in 2021 and we were really impressed with his leadership of that group during the Covid bubble tour.”
Former South Africa Under-19 captain and top-order batsman Chad Bowes and seamer Henry Shipley, who made their ODI debuts in January, are in line to win their first T20 caps after being included within the squad for each the sequence are in
New Zealand play Sri Lanka in Auckland, Dunedin and Queenstown within the first week of April, earlier than three T20Is in opposition to Pakistan in Lahore and two extra in Rawalpindi from 14 to 24 April.
Stead would skip the Pakistan T20Is, leaving Shane Jurgensen to steer the aspect, however would return to the squad for the next 5 ODIs in opposition to the hosts.
Squad: Tom Latham (c), Chad Bowes, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert (not Pakistan sequence), Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Will Young.
Pakistan Series Only: Dane Cleaver, Cole McConchie, Blair Tickner.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
