Batsman Peter Ingram has been selected in both the NZ Twenty20 and ODI squads. Photo / Getty Images
New Zealand cricket selectors have handed out two new caps in naming their one-day international (ODI) and Twenty20 squads for next month's series against Bangladesh.
Wellington's left-arm fast bowler Andrew McKay, 29, is in line for his one-day international debut while Central Districts opener Peter Ingram, 31, has been included
in the ODI and Twenty20 squads.
Auckland's Lou Vincent who caught the eye with some big scores in the national Twenty20 competition, including a 105 not out, and was one of four New Zealanders accepted for the recent Indian Premier League auction, has missed out.
Selector Mark Greatbatch said Shane Bond, Grant Elliot, Kyle Mills and Jesse Ryder were not considered because of injury.
"The teams have been selected with an eye to the T20 World Cup in the West Indies in May, and players for next year's ODI World Cup in Asia," Greatbatch said.
"We have picked two sides for Bangladesh, but our mid to long-term focus is on the two World Cup campaigns.
"A number of players who have missed out on these teams are definitely still in the mix for those tournaments and for the the up-coming series against Australia.
Ingram had worked his way into calculations by scoring runs across all forms of the game, Greatbatch said.
"We wanted to give him an opportunity against Bangladesh. It is exciting for him and good reward for some very good performances over a couple of seasons.
"Similarly, Andrew has been impressing around the traps for a while, with Auckland and latterly with Wellington.
"He has some good pace about him and we wanted to give him a chance at the next level up."
The Twenty20 and ODIs against Bangladesh will be played between February 3 and 11.
The New Zealand test team to play Bangladesh will be announced early next month.
Twenty20 squad
Brendon McCullum, Peter Ingram, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, James Franklin, Gareth Hopkins, Jacob Oram, Nathan McCullumm, Daniel Vettori, Ian Butler, Daryl Tuffey, Tim Southee.
ODI squad
McCullum, Ingram, Guptill, Taylor, Neil Broom, James Franklin, Vettori, Oram, Butler, Tuffey, Southee, Andrew McKay.
- NZPA
