Cricket: India’s Tour of New Zealand postponed till next year as Country struggles to contain covid-19
Mumbai: India’s Tour of New Zealand has been postponed for the next year as New Zealand struggles to contain the spread of the Covid-19 in the country. India’s tour will not take place as Virat Kohli and his men will now visit the country next year. They were scheduled to play three ODIs under the new 2023 ODI super league.
The Kiwi players themselves won’t be returning home well before late November and will have to undergo quarantine which might not end before Christmas Day; there would be no Boxing Day Test this year in New Zealand as a result. New Zealand is currently in Pakistan where they will play a white ball series. Following which they would fly to UAE, and land in India just after T20 World Cup.
NZC chief executive David White previously said that “We have got to be mindful of players coming back from a long winter and we have got to give them time at home as well.”
India captain Virat Kohli and star batsman KL Rahul maintained their fourth and sixth place respectively among the batsmen while no Indian bowler featured in the top-10 in the ICC T20 rankings.
