Ind vs NZ: A day before the start of the ODI series against New Zealand, the Indian team suffered a major setback. Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the ODI series due to a back injury. On the same day, New Zealand was also hit by injuries. The star Kiwi bowler was knocked out.
Ind vs NZ: Shock Like India in New Zealand Camp, star Cricketer Is Out With Injury
Hyderabad: Bowlers like Trent Boult, Tim Southee are out for the three-match ODI series against India. New Zealand are also without regular captain Kane Williamson in Hyderabad. Saudi returned home after visiting Pakistan. Boult is now out of New Zealand's central contract. So he decided to play in the ongoing T20 Franchise League (IL20) in UAE instead of India. Amid these shortcomings, New Zealand's stand-in captain Tom Latham gave the Kiwis a bigger shock at the pre-match press conference. Bolt, Southee, Williamson will be missed on Indian soil (India vs New Zealand). At the same time, New Zealand is not getting experienced spinner Ish Sodhi in the first ODI in Hyderabad. He has minor injuries. So he was kept out of the team in the first match of the series without taking any risk. Details in this report of Next World Cup.
Tom Latham replaces Williamson to lead the Kiwis in Hyderabad. The stand-in captain said, “Boult, Southee is not in the team. Their lack will be well understood. In other words, the rest of the team will get a chance to prove themselves. All of our team have experience of playing international cricket. This time it is their turn to take responsibility. We are lucky to have a player like Lockie Ferguson in the team, who has a lot of experience playing on Indian soil." Ferguson will lead New Zealand's pace department. Also included are Blair Tickner, Bracewell and Henry Shipley. Left-handed batsman Latham also said that spinner Ish Sodhi has a minor injury. That is why he will not play in the first ODI. Sodhi practiced with the team on Tuesday. But he was seen cautious while bowling.
New Zealand are confident after winning the member series 2-1 against Pakistan. Latham says this series is very important keeping in mind the ODI World Cup to be held in October-November. He said, “We played good cricket in Pakistan. Some of the cricketers played cricket for the first time on Pakistani soil. Still won the series. Here too I will try to be consistent with the situation as much as possible. The World Cup is not too late. Before that, I will try to learn as much as possible from this series to master the situation."
Latham says they are ready to face the spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav. Besides, they are also ready to stun the bat of India's star batsman Virat Kohli who is in great form. The Black Caps have a different plan to stop Virat's runs.
