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New Zealand staff arrives in Jaipur for India tour day after T20 World Cup closing loss

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The New Zealand squad arrived right here on a constitution flight a day after shedding the T20 World Cup closing to Australia in Dubai.
Since it’s a bubble to bubble switch, the Black Caps won’t must quarantine earlier than the primary T20I in opposition to hosts India on Wednesday.
“They arrived in the evening and will be tested as per protocol before they have their practice session tomorrow,” confirmed a Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) official.
New Zealand misplaced their maiden T20 World Cup closing by eight wickets.
It is anticipated to be robust for the Kiwis to regroup rapidly for the three video games in opposition to India.

“It’s the first time that I can remember that we’re so quickly into another series immediately at the back-end of the T20 World Cup. It’s definitely tough and challenging but it is what is in front of us,” head coach Gary Stead was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo on the hectic scheduling.
Nine members of the Test facet, together with Ross Taylor and Tom Latham, who weren’t a part of the T20 squad, had arrived final week.
The Indian staff, which did not qualify for the World Cup semifinals, had its first coaching session on Monday beneath new head coach Rahul Dravid.
India are scheduled to play three T20 Internationals in opposition to New Zealand on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday respectively, after which the 2 groups will interact in a two-match Test collection.