The Black Caps have selected two spinners in their squad to face Pakistan in the opening two matches of the one-day in ternational home series. Todd Astle and Mitchell Santner both feature in the 13-man squad, while batsman Martin Guptill also returns to the side. ''Todd made the most of his opportunity against the West Indies and made a strong contribution with both bat and ball,'' Black Caps selector Gavin Larsen said. ''Mitchell has been one of our most consistent white ball bowlers for a long time now, as can be seen by him being ranked in the top 10 ODI bowlers in the world.'' Auckland all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme was unavailable and will return to play for his province on January 7.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 01, 2018 16:18 UTC