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New Zealand, on Wednesday, named a 20-man squad for the country’s two-Test series versus England and confirmed that 15 of the selected players will be shortlisted for the World Test Championship Final versus India. The 20-man squad includes the trio of Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway and Jacob Duffy.

New Zealand Head Coach Gary Stead heaped praise on newcomer Devon Conway and insisted that the southpaw oozes class and could potentially turn into a player as good as Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor. In his first 14 international innings, Conway has registered six fifty-plus scores.

With no warm-up games scheduled ahead of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, India are planning to take a large contingent to prepare for the final in Southampton. Both the teams will stay at the same on-site hotel of the Ageas Bowl just like the last English summer.

On Tuesday, New Zealand announced their 13-man squad for the T20I series against Bangladesh, including new names such as Finn Allen and Will Young. On the other hand, the squad also sees a return of New Zealand’s pace duo of Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson under skipper Tim Southee.