New Zealand speedster Adam Milne is keen on putting up a good show during the limited-overs tour of Pakistan in order to stay in contention for the ICC World Cup in India later this year.
The right-armer, who has played 42 ODIs and 38 T20Is, will be touring Pakistan for the first time in his international career.
"I'd love to be a part of the World Cup team,” Milne was quoted as saying by Radio New Zealand.
"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'd love to do."
Milne who suffered multiple injuries, achilles and hamstring, in the recent past is focusing on one game at a time in bid to reestablish himself on the international arena.
"I've had a bit of a past with injuries so it's definitely one game at a time for me,” he said.
"I'm just trying to enjoy playing for New Zealand and so the tour of Pakistan will hopefully give me that opportunity. I'm just trying to keep on top of the body, keep it strong and healthy.
"The more I play games the more consistent my bowling gets so it's just trying to find those ways to keep me on the park…it's just about being smart with my body.”
The Black Caps arrived in Lahore on Tuesday and will begin training on April 13 ahead of the series.
Schedule of New Zealand tour of Pakistan
14 Apr - 1st T20I, Lahore
15 Apr – 2nd T20I, Lahore
17 Apr – 3rd T20I, Lahore
20 Apr – 4th T20I, Rawalpindi
24 Apr – 5th T20I, Rawalpindi
27 Apr – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
29 Apr – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
3 May – 3rd ODI, Karachi
5 May – 4th ODI, Karachi
7 May – 5th ODI, Karachi
New Zealand squads
T20I: 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
ODI: 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
Pakistan squads
T20I: 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
ODI: 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