Black Caps name near full-strength Test squad for India clash

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Captain Tom Latham will lead a near full-strength squad for the two-match Test series against India as the side enters a new era without Kane Williamson.

Captain Tom Latham will lead a near full-strength squad for the two-match Test series against India as the side enters a new era without Kane Williamson.

The series will be the Black Caps first red-ball face-off with India since the team's remarkable 3-0 Test series victory in 2024 - the first ever Test series whitewash of India at home by a visiting team.

Tom Blundell (quadricep), Devon Conway (concussion), and Rachin Ravindra (shoulder), are working through their respective injuries and aiming to be available for the first Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on 19 November.

New Zealand's squad has a similar look to the Test side that toured England earlier this year, with the exceptions of Ben Sears (ankle injury), Zak Foulkes (hip injury), and Will O'Rourke (return-to-play programme), and the addition of Jacob Duffy.

The three-Test tour of England in June was another historic series for the Black Caps as they handed the hosts their first home Test series defeat of three or more matches in 14 years.

Former captain Kane Williamson, widely regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest-ever cricketers and batsmen, announced his immediate retirement from international cricket after the first Test at Lords.

Poised on 48 Test caps, Tom Blundell is in line to play his 50th Test for New Zealand in Christchurch at Hagley Oval.

Head coach Rob Walter will be joined by bowling coach Jacob Oram, departing batting coach Luke Ronchi, and newly appointed batting coach BJ Watling, who is about to begin his tenure.

The Black Caps on Tuesday night were looking to make a comeback after consecutive losses in the first two matches of the five-match ODI series against India. But play was abandoned without a ball being bowled at Hamilton's Seddon Park due to rain.

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