New Zealand Announces 16-Member T20I Squad for India Series with Santner as Captain
New Zealand Cricket has announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against India, starting October 22 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Mitchell Santner will captain the team, which features a strong pace attack including returning players Michael Bracewell and Adam Milne. Batting all-rounder Rachin Ravindra is ruled out due to injury. The series is part of India's 12-match tour of New Zealand, with over 76,000 tickets sold across four cities over 11 days.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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economictimes broke this story on 23 Sept, 01:00 am. Other outlets followed.