Rachin Ravindra, a youngster of Indian origin, made waves in the International circuit as soon as he debuted for New Zealand. From an off-spinner starting at a young age to becoming the most dependable batter for New Zealand at No. 4, Rachin Ravindra has cemented his place in the New Zealand circuit and is amongst the few players who demand respect, thanks to his growing records and consistency at No. 4, proving to be a vital cog in the New Zealand squad over the past 2 years he has played for the team in both white-ball and red-ball formats.
However, at the start of the much-awaited series vs India in winter, Rachin Ravindra found the most unusual way to get injured, as he dislocated his shoulder while attempting a diving catch for a promotional shoot and was suddenly ousted from the white-ball series, which hurt New Zealand a lot in the T20I series, which they lost and the ODI series, which they will either lose or manage to draw, depending on the performance in the Final 2 ODIs to commence depending on their performances.
Another player who missed the white-ball series was New Zealand opener Devon Conway, who missed it due to concussion he had during fielding drills striking with compatriot Matt Henry during practicing a catch and has to be left out citing fitness issues. However New Zealand struggling with injuries to players in the white ball leg is buoyed by the return of Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway for the most important 2 match test series in the WTC cycle for New Zealand in the whites .
Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway’s Test entry boosts New Zealand
New Zealand have retained the core of the squad that defeated England in their own backyard earlier this year for the upcoming two-Test series against India, with Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra and wicketkeeper Tom Blundell’s participation subject to fitness assessments ahead of the opening match. Rachin Ravindra enters the Test match squad after recovering from the shoulder dislocation injury and will feature in the Playing XI subject to Tests and assessment ahead of the 1st Test.
Devon Conway too will boost the New Zealand batting line up as their opening slots now looked settled with Tom Latham and Devon Conway facing the new ball Indian attack. Devon Conway with his vast experience could be fruitful to give New Zealand solid starts in the tournament and will carry extra responsibilty after the retirement of star New Zealand player Kane Williamson. Another boost to the New Zealand squad would be the return of Tom Blundell who is recovering from quariceps injuries to the squad completing the New Zealand squad which now look a bit stronger.
New Zealand will only miss the services of fast bowlers Ben Sears, Will O Rourke and Zak Folukes with the only addition of Jacob Duffy to the squad . The 2 match Test series possess an utter importance for both the teams especially for New Zealand who currently enjoys a strong position in the current WTC table and would look confident with the return of their star players in the Test squads when the 2 match Test series starts from November 19
New Zealand squad: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Will Young.
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