New Zealand selectors on Thursday said they would not send Test skipper Stephen Fleming to the ICC Twenty20 World Championships in order to blood Daniel Vettori as captain.
Fleming stood down as the Black Caps one-day captain to concentrate on his Test career following New Zealand's World Cup semi-final loss to Sri Lanka earlier this year and selectors are looking to Vettori to fill the void. New Zealand coach John Bracewell said including Fleming in the squad travelling to South Africa in September could have proved a distraction.
The New Zealand squad included two new caps in all rounders Nathan McCullum and Bradley Scott. Wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins also earned a recall as back-up to Brendon McCullum.
New Zealand's Twenty20 squad: Daniel Vettori (Captain), Shane Bond, Peter Fulton, Mark Gillespie, Gareth Hopkins, Chris Martin, Craig McMillan, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel, Bradley Scott, Scott Styris (subject to fitness), Ross Taylor, Lou Vincent.