Tim Southee may be out of Bengaluru Test match against India.
The first match of the three-match Test series will be played between India and New Zealand from October 16, for which the squads of both the teams have been announced. The Kiwi team will play under the captaincy of Tom Latham in this Test series because Tim Southee had decided to step down from the captaincy after the embarrassing defeat in the earlier Test series against Sri Lanka. Now Saudi can be kept out of the playing 11 in the first test against India, the reason behind which is believed to be the team’s combination and Saudi’s poor form. Regarding this, Kiwi team head coach Gary Stead has also given a big hint with his statement.
We take decisions keeping in mind the balance of the team
New Zealand team head coach Gary Stead said in his statement before the Test series against India, which according to the report of ESPN Cricinfo, he said that just like we review after every Test tour and series, in the same way we review mine and Tim Southee’s. There was a discussion among themselves and only after that they decided to leave the captaincy. I fully support his decision. If we want to see different players, it is very important for both the selector and the coach because the best performance can be expected from them. Tim Southee is a player who used to start for us. We always consider such options which can take the team forward.
Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke can play in the first test
If the New Zealand team decides to play three fast bowlers in the Bengaluru Test match against India, then in that case the place of Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke is considered confirmed, apart from this, Tim Southee and Will be done with one of Ben Sears. Tim Southee has managed to take only 8 wickets in his last 11 Test innings, in which his average was 73.12.
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