The cricket lovers are down in the dumps after the New Zealand Cricket Board announced the squad for the Blackcaps’ tour to Pakistan and some key players won’t be able to join the series.
New Zealand is coming to Pakistan for the ODIs and T20I series that is scheduled to start in September.
The T20 series will be played from September 25 to October 3 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium while the ODIs are due on September 17, 19, and 21 in Rawalpindi.
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The national and international teams will play 5 T20 and 3 ODI matches in the upcoming series and fans are looking forward to spice up the cricket ground.
The tour to Pakistan will be headed by Wellington coach Glenn Pocknall, alongside manager Mike Sandle, and bowling coach Shane Jurgenson.
Players including Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Jimmy Neesham, and Tim Southee will not be touring Pakistan.
Batsman Will Young and bowling coach @shanejurgo couldn’t be happier for @CanterburyCrick‘s Cole McConchie and @cricketwgtninc‘s Rachin Ravindra and Ben Sears after the uncapped trio were named today in squads to feature in Bangladesh and Pakistan. #BANvNZ #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/XLqwuu5Spl
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) August 10, 2021
Soon after the decision was finalized, cricket lovers were heartbroken and some of them even suggested the Kiwis board to review their squad by incorporating senior players.
Pls Change the squad immediately 🙂
— Mr Itch (@MrItch14) August 9, 2021
Pakistan cricket team also send C team to New Zealand #PAK VS NZ
— Muhammad Noman (@Nomancricket29) August 10, 2021
Why did not pick ross taylor he is good for spin UAE pitch support spin
— Uzair Bajwa (@UzairBajwa007) August 10, 2021
Replacing Kane Williamson, the Kiwis have named Tom Latham as their T20 captain in the series against Pakistan.
Moreover, Ross Taylor was finalized for the three ODIs but later, he was dropped due to the brief nature of the series and quarantine protocols.
In this regard, the New Zealand cricket Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David White stated that “changing times demanded changing strategies”.