McMillan appointed White Ferns' batting, fielding coach ahead of World Cup
New Zealand will host India for five Twenty20s, three ODIs and two Tests beginning in Auckland on January 24
Coach John Bracewell said McMillan had been left out of the squad for the tournament for fitness reasons.
The veterans were dropped from the team for the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka because of poor form.
Craig McMillan was fined 25 percent of his match fee while Scott Styris was reprimanded for misconduct during a ODI against Bangladesh last week.
Batsman Craig McMillan has been omitted from the New Zealand test squad for their tour of Bangladesh next month.
Craig McMillan, who is retiring from cricket for health and personal reasons, said he wants to end his career on a high after strong performances in the recent Twenty20 World Cup.
James Marshall has been brought in to play against Australia alongside identical twin brother Hamish.
Batsman Craig McMillan has again been left out of New Zealand's Test side for their tour of Australia starting later this month.
Former New Zealand all-rounder Craig McMillan alleged that the players have not been paid their dues by the Indian Cricket League (ICL) since December last year amid reports that the cash-strapped rebel league is planning to off-load players, a report in New Zealand media said. New Zealand Herald reported that the delay in payment has left Kiwi players in the dark about their future in ICL.
This is not the first time that match-fixing rumours have done the rounds and former New Zealand cricketer Craig McMillan has told Indian bookmakers to 'put up or shut up', following the recent allegations against Kiwi players.
McMillan has had a wretched domestic summer and his omission has opened the way for Matthew Horne to return to the squad.
The forecast for Sunday does not look any better with further showers expected throughout the third day, with fine weather not due until Monday afternoon.
New Zealand's impressive bowling and fielding in their unbeaten run at the World Twenty20 has captured the attention, yet batting coach Craig McMillan has been most impressed with his side's adaptability when building totals. Having won all four tosses, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has chosen to bat first in each of their games on surfaces that have all differed in pace, bounce and turn. Their bowlers have then exploited the slow, turning wickets to ensure they won their pool and advanced to a semi-final against either England or West Indies in New Delhi on Wednesday. "That has been one of the strengths of the guys. They have adjusted really quickly," McMillan said of the batters.
New Zealand beat England by five runs in their Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights match on Tuesday.
New Zealand were declared winners by 19 runs after the umpires used the Duckworth/Lewis calculations to ascertain SA A needed 219 runs after 43 overs to win.
Raising concerns over pacer Trent Boult's deal with New Zealand Cricket, former Black Caps coach Mike Hesson said his contract "will open a can of worms".
Chris Cairns, whose wife is expecting their second child, will not play in the Test matches but is on the limited-overs team.
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat in the Twenty20 World Cup first semi-final in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday.
Statistical highlights of the third ODI between India and New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday.
Royal Bengal Tigers, powered by a brilliant knock by its captain Craig McMillan and an equally fine performance by the bowlers, on Thursday night registered an emphatic 35-run win against Delhi Giants in their ICL T20 encounter at the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in Hyderabad.
Six former New Zealand internationals who played in the ICL have effectively been banned from playing for the national team again.
Medium-fast bowler Michael Mason, 12th man for the series opener, is also retained.
Hyderabad Heroes beat Royal Bengal Tigers by nine wickets and 29 balls to spare in the ICL Twenty20 Championship at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Bengal Tigers, put in to bat, were all out for 111 runs in 19.4 overs.
Hyderabad Heroes beat Royal Bengal Tigers by nine wickets and 29 balls to spare in the ICL Twenty20 Championship at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Bengal Tigers, put in to bat, were all out for 111 runs in 19.4 overs.
Defending champions Chennai Superstars beat the Kolkata Tigers by 4 wickets in the the Edelweiss 20s Challenge match that went down to the last over at the Lal Bahadur Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday. Russel Arnold was declared the man of the match for his magnificent unbeaten knock of 66 runs.
This is the third instance when rain or bad weather robbed India off a certain win with opponents 8 down. The other two such instances were against West Indies at Calcutta in 1978-79 and against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1996-97.
Fleming missed the first three games in the series as part of a rotational policy designed to help preparations for the World Cup in March.
New Zealand were 190 for 5, 255 runs ahead of England, at the end of day three in the third Test.
The fourth match of the Edelweiss 20s Challenge featured the Mumbai Champs taking on the spirited Kolkata Tigers from the city of joy. The Tigers won the thriller by 2 runs handing the Mumbai Champs their second straight defeat. Andre Adams was declared Man of the Match for his allround performance.
Craig McMillan, Lou Vincent, Scott Styris and Ian Butler will not be making the trip because of safety concerns.
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