Gary Stead News
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have confirmed the appointment of Rob Walter as men's national team head coach, following the departure of Gary Stead.
Gary Stead is considered as one of New Zealand's greatest coaches, having steered the men's team to the inaugural World Test Championship title in 2021, and to an unprecedented 3-0 Test series sweep of India on the sub-continent last year.
Stead admitted it was a bit hectic but said his side was good enough to adjust to such schedules.
Matt Henry, who is currently the tournament's leading wicket-taker, sustained injury during the semi-final against South Africa in Lahore.
Williamson's absence from the T20I series comes on the heels of an impressive display of skill and resilience in the Test arena.
India defeated New Zealand 3-0 in the T20I series.
India and New Zealand will now play a two-match test series.
New Zealand, who had lost the T20 World Cup final on Sunday, hardly got any time to regroup as it faces India in the opening T20I in Jaipur on Wednesday (November 17).
Coach Gary Stead said Conway was devastated by the news. The T20 World Cup 2021 final between New Zealand and Australia will be played on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium.
New Zealand coach Gary Stead has brushed off T20 World Cup warm-up losses to Australia and England, believing the Black Caps got just what they wanted out of the games as they prepare for their tournament opener on October 26.
The New Zealand Cricket awards will conclude on Friday when the Sir Richard Hadlee medal for Player of the Year, Test Player of the Year and Umpire of the Year will be announced.
Opening batsman Martin Guptill has been ruled out of the third T20I due to a strain in his stomach, which didn`t allow him to bat in the second T20I match.
In 2012, Sri Lanka hammered New Zealand by 10 wickets in the first Test in Galle.
New Zealand have a poor Test record at Sri Lanka home soil as they have never won a series since their 2-0 victory over the island nation in their first tour in 1984.
Play has been scheduled to start 30 minutes earlier on Day 2 to try and make up some of the overs lost on Day 1.
All-rounder Jimmy Neesham has been added to the squad as a replacement for Guptill for the opening T20I against India at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Wednesday.
New Zealand are rapidly moving into preparations for their first Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka next Saturday in Wellington.
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