New Zealand Cricket General Manager National Selection Bruce Edgar says spinners will play a major role in the tournament.
"As we saw when
we toured Bangladesh in October, the pitches will be slow and likely to turn.
Consequently we were looking for batsmen who can play spin well as well as some
more spin bowling options.“Anton gives us both top and middle order batting options as well as spin. He performed well on the tour to Bangladesh and the New Zealand A tour to India and Sri Lanka before that.
“And Ronnie is an experienced Twenty20 spin bowler. He’s an excellent fieldsman and he had a very good HRV Twenty20 with Canterbury.”
Head Coach Mike Hesson says after a strong summer at home including a 4-0 One Day International series win over world champions India, New Zealand will be a team that others are wary of.
“The goal for us is simply to keep to the same preparation that served us well over the summer and not get ahead of ourselves.”
New Zealand Squad:
Brendon McCullum (captain), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Anton Devcich, Martin Guptill, Roneel Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson.
Brendon McCullum (captain), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Anton Devcich, Martin Guptill, Roneel Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson.
