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    New Zealand cricket coach Gary Stead is pushing to develop their all-rounder stocks as the horizon shifts to the 2027 50-over World Cup in South Africa

    New Zealand cricket coach Gary Stead is pushing to develop their all-rounder stocks as the horizon shifts to the 2027 50-over World Cup in South Africa


    Wellington batters Nick Kelly and Muhammad Abbas have earned maiden call-ups for ODI series against Pakistan, starting Saturday in Napier.

    They join a New Zealand team that includes eight members of the squad which made the Champions Trophy final, but no Kane Williamson nor Indian Premier League participants.

    Stead explains why 21-year-old Abbas appeals.



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