New Zealand players might travel to UK for WTC final along with Team India after IPL 2021: Players’ Union Chief

New Zealand Cricket Players Association chief executive Heath Mills also said no New Zealand player featuring in IPL 2021 has expressed desire about withdrawing from the T20 tournament despite being anxious about the rising Covid-19 cases in India, which has been hit hard by a second wave of infections.

New Zealand Cricket Players Association chief executive Heath Mills on Wednesday said the BlackCaps players who are featuring in Indian Premier League (iPL) 2021 might travel with Indian players to the UK for the World Test Championship. Mills hinted the same, citing strict quarantine protocols if the New Zealand players return home after the IPL and then travel to the UK. The likes of captain Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner are among 10 New Zealand players in the different franchises of the IPL. New Zealand will play a 2-match Test series in England from June 2 and the country's cricket board has named a 20-member squad. The final of the World Test Championship between India and England will get underway on June 18 in Southampton.