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Vettori to lead
Kiwis against Bangladesh |
WELLINGTON, 8th Oct:
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rounder Daniel Vettori will captain New
Zealand’s one-day squad on their tour of
Bangladesh later this month.
Vettori, a left-arm spinner and solid
lower-order batsman, will also be vice-captain
of the Test team on the tour, coach John
Bracewell said on Thursday. “There is a heavy
reliance on Stephen Fleming as captain and a
succession plan is required to ensure we have
cover in the event he is injured,” said
Bracewell in a statement. Fleming will only play
in the test matches in Bangladesh.
Another potential future captain, Jacob Oram,
will be rested from the one-dayers in Bangladesh
ahead of the home series against Australia.
Vettori, 25, has played for New Zealand for
eight years and has 114 one-day and 158 Test
wickets. He has a one-day batting average of
11.1 and a Test average of 20.25, including a
century.
Experienced all rounder Chris Cairns, who has
usually deputised for Fleming but retired from
tests after the tour of England earlier this
year, will concentrate on his one-day game and
help the younger players, Bracewell said.
Batsman Craig McMillan, who was left out of the
Test side for Bangladesh, has been added to the
one-day team.
Out of favour all rounder Andre Adams was
recalled to the one-day squad after good recent
performances for English county Essex, while
batsman Peter Fulton was drafted in from the New
Zealand A team. Injury has forced opener Michael
Papps out of the tour and he will be replaced by
former Test opener Mathew Sinclair. New Zealand
will play three one-dayers and two Tests,
starting with the first Test in Dhaka on October
19.
One-day squad: Andre Adams, Nathan Astle,
Ian Butler, Chris Cairns, Peter Fulton, Chris
Harris, Hamish Marshall, Craig McMillan, Brendon
McCullum, Kyle Mills, Mathew Sinclair, Scott
Styris, Daniel Vettori (captain), and one yet to
be named. reuters
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