Nick kelly: The New Zealand team, which lost the ODI series to Bangladesh, has suffered a big blow before the T20 series. Its captain Tom Latham got injured during practice, due to which he will not be able to play in the first T20. In this match to be held on Monday, the team will now be commanded by a player who has played only 5 T20 matches and has failed miserably in that too. We are talking about Nick Kelly, who has been given the command of the New Zealand team in the absence of Latham. Nick Kelly will be the 13th T20 captain of New Zealand.
Who is Nick Kelly?
Nick Kelly was born on July 25, 1993 in Melbourne, Australia. This left-handed batsman is 32 years old, who has joined the Kiwi team after performing brilliantly in New Zealand domestic cricket. This player has played Under-19 cricket for New Zealand and has also played for Northern Districts and Otago in domestic cricket. Kelly has 18 centuries in domestic cricket. This player’s T20 debut took place on March 15 this year in the T20 match against South Africa. He made his ODI debut against Pakistan in 2025.
Nick Kelly did a great performance
This left-handed batsman had performed brilliantly in the ODI series against Bangladesh. He scored two consecutive half-centuries after scoring 7 runs in Mirpur ODI. He scored 83 runs in the second ODI against Bangladesh and then 59 runs in the third ODI. This is the reason why in Latham’s absence he has been given the captaincy of the team in the first T20 match.
How did Tom Latham get injured?
Tom Latham was injured during practice. His ankle was injured during practice. When Latham was practicing batting, he was hit by a ball on his right leg. New Zealand Cricket has confirmed this. Let us tell you that the first T20 match between New Zealand and Bangladesh will be played in Chittagong.
Playing XI of Bangladesh- Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hasan, Liton Das, Parvez Hussain Amon, Tauhid Chaudhary, Shamim Hussain, Mehdi Hasan, Rishad Hussain, Tanzid Hasan Saqib, Shoriful Islam, Ripon Patel.
New Zealand’s playing eleven- Tim Robinson, Katelyn Clarke, Dane Cleaver, Nick Kelly, Bevan Jacobs, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi, Matthew Fisher and Ben Lister.
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