The New Zealand cricket staff, captained by Tim Southee, has reached India for his or her upcoming one-off Check match in opposition to Afghanistan. The squad landed on the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport in Delhi early on Thursday morning and proceeded on to Higher Noida, the place the match will happen. This Check, which is scheduled to start on September 9, 2024, might be held on the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports activities Complicated.
Afghanistan, who’ve hosted earlier matches in India with the help of the BCCI, might be enjoying their fourth Check on Indian soil. Their Check debut happened in opposition to India in Bengaluru again in 2018, adopted by matches in opposition to Eire and West Indies.
After this sport, New Zealand will journey to Sri Lanka for 2 World Check Championship (WTC) matches, beginning on September 18 and September 26. This match in opposition to Afghanistan is predicted to assist the Kiwis gear up for his or her essential WTC encounters.
Jacob Oram Named New Zealand’s Bowling Coach
In one other main improvement, Jacob Oram has been appointed because the bowling coach for New Zealand, filling the place left vacant by Shane Jurgensen. Oram, a former all-rounder, has been concerned in teaching since 2014, working with New Zealand A and the nationwide ladies’s staff. His expertise additionally contains stints in T20 leagues just like the Abu Dhabi T10 and SA20, the place he served as a bowling coach.
New Zealand Squad:
Tim Southee (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (vc), Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Kane Williamson, Will Younger.
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