New Zealand cricketers get green light for IPL 2021

The New Zealand Cricket Board has given the green signal to their cricketers to participate in the second leg of the IPL 2021, which will be held in the UAE from September 19 to October 10.

Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians), Kyle Jamieson (RCB), Mitchell Santner (Chennai Super Kings) will be taking part in the IPL for their respective teams. In fact, during the IPL, New Zealand will play a five-match T20 series against Bangladesh, three ODIs and five T20I matches against Pakistan.

However, it has relaxed the players playing in the IPL from this series. Also, a team led by Kane Williamson has been announced for the T20 World Cup and T20 series against India. Another team led by Tom Latham will play against Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Squad for ICC T20 World Cup and India T20s: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne (injury cover)

Squad for Bangladesh T20Is and Pakistan ODIs: Tom Latham (capt, wk), Finn Allen, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (wk), Doug Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry (ODI only), Scott Kuggeleijn, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears (T20 only), Blair Tickner, Will Young.

Squad for Pakistan T20Is: Tom Latham (capt, wk), Finn Allen, Todd Astle, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (wk), Mark Chapman, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz Patel, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, Blair Tickner, Will Young.