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Auckland: Three frontline spinners in Nathan McCullum, Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi have been named in the 15-man BLACKCAPS squad to travel to India for the ICC World Twenty20 in March.
Henry Nicholls, who impressed in the recent ANZ ODI Series, is in line to make his Twenty20 International debut, and will provide the necessary cover for wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi.
Currently injured trio Tim Southee, Ross Taylor and Mitchell McClenaghan have all been named, and are expected to be fit for the tournament.
The need to have a well balanced squad for the conditions was imperative, coach Mike Hesson said.
The depth within the fast bowling department meant some difficult decisions were made to find the right balance.
Hesson said Tim Southee, Ross Taylor and Mitchell McClenaghan -- all currently injured -- were expected to return for the March 8-April 3 tournament.
Rookie Henry Nicholls was named as back-up wicketkeeper to Luke Ronchi, while quick Matt Henry was omitted from a four-pronged pace attack featuring Southee, McClenaghan, Trent Boult and Adam Milne.
New Zealand have been drawn in Group 2 of the Super 10 stage in India where they will play alongside Australia, Pakistan, the hosts, and one of the qualifiers from the first round.
The New Zealand will head to Dubai for preparation on 3 March 2016.
ICC World Twenty20 Squad
