The Black Caps will have some fresh faces for their upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh with three protentional debutants named in their squad this morning.
Selectors named the fresh-faced side this morning with the current Test series as well as a large injury ward playing a role in the namings.
The Black Caps said they have opted to leave Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips and Devon Conway out of the squad as the sextet will not arrive home until next week due to their involvement in the Test side.
Along with those six, Michael Bracewell (Achilles), Matt Henry (hamstring), Lockie Ferguson (Achilles), James Neesham (ankle), Ben Lister (hamstring) and Henry Shipley (back) were not considered for selection due to injury. Trent Boult also made himself unavailable.
Black Caps selector Sam Wells said the ODI series, which starts next Sunday in Dunedin, is a good opportunity to give some new faces a shot with the white ball.
"After a very busy winter of touring it will be exciting to have the team back playing at home," said Wells.
"The volume and intensity of the cricket over the winter this year means we need to strike a balance with workloads for players, particularly those that play multiple formats.
"That need for balance also creates opportunities and it's great to be able to give some players their first call-ups."
Central Stags all-rounder Josh Clarkson and Canterbury seamer Will O'Rourke earn their maiden call ups, while Auckland Aces leg spinner Adi Ashok has been selected in an ODI squad for the first time after making his international debut against the United Arab Emirates in the T20 format in August.
Ashok will feature in the squad for the final two matches, with regular leg spinner Ish Sodhi included in the squad for game one before he takes a planned break.
Wells said all three potential new caps had impressed with their work in domestic cricket and in the New Zealand A environment.
"Josh is someone who, while still only young, has played over 150 matches for the Stags, developing his skills with bat and ball to become a consistent contributor.
"Adi and Will are both still fresh to domestic cricket but have been impressive in their early efforts and stepped up well this year in the New Zealand A matches against Australia A.
"Both offer valuable skill-sets, Adi with impressive control as a young leg spinner, and Will with natural bounce and variation as a tall pace bowler."
"As we've seen in the ongoing Test series and the ODI Series in September, Bangladesh is a quality international side and we know it will present a strong challenge on this return tour."
The squad will be led by Tom Latham and features seven players from the group at the recent one-day World Cup in India, including Rachin Ravindra - who finished as the tournament's fourth top run scorer with a New Zealand record-equalling 578 runs from ten innings.
Black Caps ODI squad v Bangladesh
Tom Latham (c), Adi Ashok* (games 2 & 3), Finn Allen, Tom Blundell, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson*, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls, Will O'Rourke*, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi (game 1), Will Young
*Potential ODI debut
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