NZ captain Williamson skips India T20 series

Kane Williamson. Pic/AFP

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will sit out of the T20s against India to focus on the upcoming Test series, the Black Caps said as they confirmed their squads on Tuesday.

The talismanic batsman has been in blazing form, hitting 85 off 48 balls in Sunday's T20 World Cup final defeat to Australia in Dubai. Williamson, 31, arrived with the squad in Jaipur on Monday.

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