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Two uncapped players, Finn Allen and Will Young have been rewarded with a place in the team for their impressive performance as New Zealand announced a 13-member squad for the Bangladesh T20I series.
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Indian cricket team moved to second place in the latest released T20I Rankings by International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday.
Coach Gary Stead said New Zealand wanted Kane Williamson's injury dealt with before they contest the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final against India in June.
New Zealand retained injured Martin Guptill in their squad named Sunday for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Australia but have placed this season's breakout star, the uncapped Finn Allen, on standby.
New Zealand for the first time in the history of Test Cricket has claimed the Number 1 spot in ICC Test rankings. New Zealand has not lost a single Test match at home since 2017.
Kane Williamson became the 13th fastest batsman to complete 7000 Test runs. Williamson is just behind former captains Fleming-Taylor in terms of most Test runs.
Matt Henry replaces injured Neil Wagner in the second test against Pakistan, starting on Sunday at Hagley Oval.
New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner will miss the second Test vs Pakistan due to his toe injury, coach Gary Stead confirmed on Thursday.
Kane Williamson overtook the ICC Test player of the decade Steve Smith and ICC player of the decade Virat Kohli to become the Number 1 batsman in the latest ICC Test ranking.