Overview
- New Zealand Cricket said Michael Bracewell suffered a minor left calf strain in the third ODI in Indore.
- Bracewell has traveled with the squad to Nagpur and will be treated and monitored before a decision on his participation.
- Fast-bowling allrounder Kristian Clarke has been kept on for the first three T20Is to ensure sufficient pace options.
- Clarke took seven wickets in the 2-1 ODI series win, including dismissing Virat Kohli twice, and contributed useful lower-order runs.
- The five-match T20I series starts Wednesday in Nagpur as New Zealand complete their final tune-up before the T20 World Cup begins on February 7 in India.