Michael Bracewell will captain New Zealand for the primary time on residence soil when it meets Pakistan in a five-game T20 sequence, main a squad named on Tuesday lacking a number of key gamers due to the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Bracewell starred because the Black Caps reached the ultimate of the Champions Trophy and is one in every of seven gamers from that one-day staff chosen for the T20s.
However a number of prime names usually are not out there resulting from IPL commitments, together with common skipper Mitchell Santner, together with Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson and Glenn Phillips.
Kane Williamson additionally made himself unavailable for the sequence, which will get underneath manner on Sunday in Christchurch.
“It’s a terrific honour and an actual privilege to captain your nation,” stated Bracewell, who led the aspect on its white-ball tour of Pakistan final yr however has but to take the reins at residence.
“Mitch Santner’s executed a terrific job since taking on as white-ball captain and I’ll actually simply be making an attempt to construct on his good work and create an pleasant setting for the fellows to carry out in. Pakistan are all the time a harmful short-form aspect with a number of energy and tempo and we all know they’ll be hurting after an early exit within the Champions Trophy,” he added.
Spinner Ish Sodhi was recalled whereas paceman Ben Sears is again after recovering from a torn hamstring.
Finn Allen, Jimmy Neesham and Tim Seifert had been additionally included as each groups begin constructing as much as subsequent yr’s T20 World Cup in India.
THE SQUAD
Michael Bracewell (c), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes (video games 4 and 5 solely), Mitch Hay, Matt Henry (video games 4 and 5 solely), Kyle Jamieson (video games 1, 2 and three solely), Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Will O’Rourke (video games 1, 2 and three solely), Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi.