ICC T20I World Cup 2024: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have announced an experienced squad for the upcoming ICC T20I World Cup 2024 which will be held in the West Indies and the USA. The 2022 semi-finalists are placed in Group C, and will kick-off their campaign with the game against Afghanistan on June 8, followed by the match against two-time champions West Indies on June 13, and will play the last two games Uganda and Papua New Guinea respectively.
ICC T20I World Cup 2024: Kane Williamson Announced As Captain
The Black Caps have decided to go with experienced players for the prestigious ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Kane Williamson will be leading the team that also features veteran players such as Tim Southee and Jimmy Neesham.
Devon Conway has also been included in the squad. The 32-year-old is recovering from an injury and joined Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp a few days ago in order to get fit ahead of the World Cup.
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Young star Rachin Ravindra is also named in the squad. The 24-year-old hasn’t had his way in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 so far, and was dropped to the bench in CSK’s recent games after scoring just 133 runs across 7 innings.
It’s worth noticing that Kyle Jamieson and Adam Milne are not part of the squad as the duo is sidelined due to injuries.
But what’s surprising was the exclusion of Tom Latham from the squad. The 32-year-old has been one of the standout performers in white-ball cricket.
Expressing his thoughts on the squad, New Zealand Head Coach Gary Stead revealed that the players were chosen based on their skills to adapt to the demanding conditions in the West Indies and the USA.
“I’d like to congratulate everyone named today. It’s a special time representing your country at a world tournament. We expect the venues in the West Indies to offer quite varied conditions and feel we’ve selected a squad with the scope to adapt to those conditions,” Stead told ICC’s official website.
New Zealand Squad for ICC T20I World Cup 2024
Kane Williamson (C), Devon Conway (Wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi
Reserve: Bean Sears
