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Kane Williamson has scored 33 centuries in Tests. He is close to 10 thousand runs.

Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will be seen playing Test against West Indies after recovering from injury. New Zealand Cricket included him in its squad of 14 players. Despite being fit, Glenn Phillips was rested. Whereas Daryl Mitchell, who was injured in the ODI series, got a place after becoming fit.

Blair Tickner gets a chance after 2 years Fast bowler Blair Tickner was given a chance in the Test team for the first time after 2023. Whereas Kyle Jamieson was kept away from the team to prevent injury. Jacob Duffy and Zachary Foulkes, who took 9 wickets together against Zimbabwe, also got a place in the team. Considering workload management, Jamieson can be included in the team for the second Test.

Blair Tickner played his last international match for New Zealand in 2023.

Glenn Phillips has no chance Despite playing in the opening round of New Zealand’s domestic first-class tournament Plunket Shield, all-rounder Glenn Phillips did not get a place in the team. New Zealand Cricket said that he is not currently fit for international matches. Batsman Daryl Mitchell, who was injured in the ODI series against West Indies, was included. They have become fit.

Williamson did not take central contract Last year, some New Zealand players took casual contracts instead of central contracts, so that they could participate in foreign leagues. After this Williamson did not play the Test series against Zimbabwe. He also retired from T-20 International this year. He got injured after playing 2 ODIs against England, now he has returned after getting fit.

Kane Williamson has been struggling with injury for the last 2 years.

First test on 2 December The 3-match series between New Zealand and West Indies under the World Test Championship (WTC) will start from December 2. The first match will be played in Christchurch. Then there will be a second Test in Wellington on 10 December and the third Test in Mount Manganui from 18 December. New Zealand won the ODI series 3-0 and the T-20 series 3-1 between the two.

New Zealand squad for West Indies series Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zachary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Kane Williamson, Will Young.

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