The upcoming tour will break new ground for New Zealand Cricket, marking the highest number of men's international matches the country has staged against a single visiting side.
Sooryavanshi finished IPL 2026 with 776 runs at a strike rate of 237.30, winning the Orange Cap, Most Valuable Player award and Emerging Player of the Season honour
Hardik has not played 50-over cricket for the Men in Blue in almost a year, as his last appearance in the format came in 2025 during the ICC Champions Trophy
Cricket Canada described the decision as unexpected but stressed that it respects the ICC's ruling and remains committed to meeting all compliance requirements
The current WTC regulations do not allow one-off Test matches to be part of the WTC. Every WTC contest must be played as a series of at least two Tests
The 30-year-old David collected two demerit points for his offence and has now accumulated five demerit points which amounts to suspension of one game, the IPL said in a statement
The fifth-most expensive player, Kohli, featured in all 16 of RCB's matches in IPL 2026 and amassed a brilliant 675 runs, including his match-winning knock of 75 not out against GT in the final
