LAHORE
\nNew Zealand\u2019s Adam Milne celebrates after taking a wicket during the second T20 international cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Dunedin on April 5, 2023. \u2014 AFP
\nIn the much-awaited tour of Pakistan, New Zealand pacer Adam Milne is eyeing the ICC World Cup in India later this year by performing well in the limited-overs series with the Green Shirts.
\nThis is the first time in his international career that the right-armer, who has played 42 ODIs and 38 T20Is, is touring Pakistan.
\n\u201cI\u2019d love to be a part of the World Cup team. The Pakistan one-dayers are obviously a good test in sub-continent conditions, so if you can perform there then you put yourself in with a chance to get picked which I\u2019d love to do,\u201d Milne said in an interview with Radio New Zealand.
\nMilne who suffered multiple injuries, achilles and hamstring, in the recent past is focusing on one game at a time in a bid to reestablish himself in the international arena.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve had a bit of a past with injuries so it\u2019s definitely one game at a time for me,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cI\u2019m just trying to enjoy playing for New Zealand and so the tour of Pakistan will hopefully give me that opportunity. I\u2019m just trying to keep on top of the body, keep it strong and healthy.
\n\u201cThe more I play games the more consistent my bowling gets so it\u2019s just trying to find those ways to keep me on the park\u2026it\u2019s just about being smart with my body.\u201d
\nThe Black Caps arrived in Lahore on Tuesday and will begin training on April 13 ahead of the series.
\nSchedule of New Zealand tour of Pakistan
\n\u2022\t14 Apr – 1st T20I, Lahore
\n\u2022\t15 Apr \u2013 2nd T20I, Lahore
\n\u2022\t17 Apr \u2013 3rd T20I, Lahore
\n\u2022\t20 Apr \u2013 4th T20I, Rawalpindi
\n\u2022\t24 Apr \u2013 5th T20I, Rawalpindi
\n\u2022\t27 Apr \u2013 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
\n\u2022\t29 Apr \u2013 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
\n\u2022\t3 May \u2013 3rd ODI, Karachi
\n\u2022\t5 May \u2013 4th ODI, Karachi
\n\u2022\t7 May \u2013 5th ODI, Karachi
\nNew Zealand squads .
\nT20I: Tom Latham (c), Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Will Young, Chad Bowes, Dane Cleaver, Ben Lister, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Henry Shipley, Blair Tickner.
\nODI: Tom Latham (c), Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Will Young, Chad Bowes, Ben Lister, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Henry Shipley, Blair Tickner.
\nPakistan squads .
\nT20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan.
\nODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir. Reserves: Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE New Zealand\u2019s Adam Milne celebrates after taking a wicket during the second T20 international cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Dunedin on April 5, 2023. \u2014 AFP In the much-awaited tour of Pakistan, New Zealand pacer Adam Milne is eyeing the ICC World Cup in India later this year by performing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-325995","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n