Coach Gary Stead may even sit out the January tour, along with his assistant Luke Ronchi to take cost of a squad to contest three ODIs adopted by three Twenty20 internationals.
While the T20 squad continues to be to be named, captain Williamson, Southee and Stead will not be concerned.
Black Caps selector Gavin Larsen confirmed on Monday the trio will return residence after subsequent month’s tour of Pakistan to start preparations for the house Test sequence towards England, beginning in mid-February.
“It’s a conveyor belt of cricket at international level,” Larsen advised journalists.
“We’ve got two very important Test matches against England, so bringing Kane and Tim back and letting them recharge their batteries mentally and physically is really, really crucial.”
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Williamson final week relinquished the Test captaincy to veteran seamer Southee however will stay skipper within the shortened codecs.
A 17-player squad will span two ODI sequence — in Pakistan from January 10-14 and India from January 18-24.
Mark Chapman and Jacob Duffy will exchange Williamson and Southee in India, with Tom Latham taking the captaincy.
Seamer Trent Boult and allrounder Jimmy Neesham are each lacking after declining NZC contracts and signing to play in Australia’s Big Bash T20 league, whereas tempo bowler Kyle Jamieson stays unavailable with a again damage.
Allrounder Henry Shipley is about to make his worldwide debut.
Larsen stated each sequence might be invaluable for the world’s top-ranked ODI facet forward of the Cricket World Cup in India subsequent October-November.
New Zealand squad for ODI sequence in Pakistan and India:
Kane Williamson (capt, Pakistan solely), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman (India solely), Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy (India solely), Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (capt towards India), Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (Pakistan solely)