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NZ Skipper Williamson Shares Pic Of New Look Jersey Ahead of Sri Lanka Series
The Black Caps will be donning a new kind of a uniform in the longer format against their Asian opponents, which shall sport their name and number on it.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Monday shared a picture wearing the new Test jersey that his team will don against Sri Lanka in the upcoming Test series. The Black Caps will be donning a new kind of a uniform in the longer format against their Asian opponents, which shall sport their name and number on it.
The name and number on the Test jersey is an initiative by the ICC to help fans connect with the players. Williamson in an Instagram posted a picture with teammate Trent Boult and captioned it, new look. International Cricket Council (ICC) used American band Backstreet Boys catchphrase and said New Zealand, known as BlackCaps, is back.
BlackCaps shared pictures of its cricketers and wrote, Red ball ready. New Zealand team added another post, saying, All smiles for names and numbers on the shirts for our @icc World Test Championship launch at @bayoval.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, which marks the start of ICC World Test Championship for the Kiwis. The Kiwi team skippered by Kane Williamson comprises of four frontline spinners. Left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel and off-spinner Will Somerville have been recalled into the team to bolster the spin bowling attack. Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, and Colin de Grandhomme have been named in the squad as fast-bowling options. BJ Watling will act as the regular wicket-keeper, but in case, he gets injured, the management has named Tom Blundell as the wicket-keeping cover. New Zealand recently finished as the runners-up in the recently concluded ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. They lost to England on the basis of boundary countback rule as both 50-over action and super over ended up in a tie.ICC World Test Championship ready 🏏#BACKTHEBLACKCAPS 📷= @PhotosportNZ pic.twitter.com/QZiwYPaGER
— NewZealand Cricket (@NewZealandCric1) July 29, 2019
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