Overview
- NZC named a 15-player group headlined by specialist spinner Ish Sodhi and spin-bowling all-rounders Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra.
- The pace unit features Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry and Adam Milne, with James Neesham as a seam-bowling all-rounder and Kyle Jamieson traveling as reserve.
- NZC reported that Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Ferguson, Henry and captain Mitchell Santner are on return-to-play programs and currently on track for availability.
- Ferguson and Henry are expected to take short-term paternity leave during the tournament, according to the board.
- New Zealand will play three ODIs and five T20Is in India and a warm-up against the United States before opening Group D versus Afghanistan in Chennai on February 8, with South Africa, the UAE and Canada also in the pool.