Astle, Phillips added to NZ squad for India ODIs

Astle, Phillips added to NZ squad for India ODIs

Published Oct. 14, 2017 8:28 p.m. ET

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Spinner Todd Astle and wicketkeeper-batsman Glenn Phillips are in line to make their one-day international debuts after being called into the New Zealand squad to play a limited overs series in India from late October.

Astle and Phillips are among six players from the New Zealand A team added to the New Zealand squad which will play three one-day and two Twenty20 internationals from Oct. 22.

Batsmen Henry Nicholls and George Worker, allrounder Colin Munro and fast bowler Matt Henry are the other members of the New Zealand A team named for the short tour.

Phillips, who scored 140 not out for New Zealand A in a recent one-day series against India A, has played one T20 international for New Zealand while Astle has played two tests and two T20 internationals.

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