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Kyle Mills named New Zealand captain for limited-overs series in Sri Lanka
Kyle Mills will lead New Zealand for the first time in a career of 154 ODIs in the absence of Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson.
Wellington:
Veteran seam bowler Kyle Mills will captain New Zealand for the first time in their one day and Twenty20 cricket series in Sri Lanka later this month.
The 34-year-old Mills was named on Friday to lead New Zealand for the first time in a career of 154 one-day internationals in the absence of Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson.
McCullum has returned from New Zealand's current tour to Bangladesh to prepare for Test matches against the West Indies in December, while Williamson quit the tour with a broken thumb.
Top-order batsman Rob Nicol has been named to replace Williamson while Andrew Ellis replaces Ian Butler who has a back injury.
New Zealand will play three ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals in Sri Lanka from November 10.
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