Kiwi all-rounder Kyle Jamieson has opted out of the T20I series against India and joined the Test squad instead to focus on his red-ball game. The first T20I will be played on Wednesday (November 17) in Jaipur. Tim Southee will lead the side in the absence of Kane Williamson who has also opted out of the series in need of some rest. 

New Zealand coach Gary Stead has confirmed the development of Kyle Jamieson to the media in the pre-match presser. 

Kyle Jamieson Key For Test Series: Gary Stead

“We decided through talking with Kane and Kyle that they won’t play in this T20 series.They’re both going to get ready for the test matches and I think you’ll find there will be other guys involved in the test matches that won’t play the entire series either. It’s a bit of a balancing act at the moment and with three T20 games in five days plus travel to three different cities it’s a very, very busy time”  coach Gary Stead said in an interview supplied by New Zealand Cricket. 

The Kiwi coach has further said that all the players will get a chance to play in the two-Test matches given that the squad will be rotated. Jamieson will be supporting the bowling line-up of Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Neil Wagner. 

Whole Squad Will Get Match Time: Gary Stead

“You’ll definitely see that the whole squad will get match time over here and that’s about us managing the workload of the players, especially with the test matches coming up for us, which will be a real key priority for us as we work through the next week,” Stead added.

After the first T20I in Jaipur later tonight, the next two will be played Ranchi (November 19) and Kolkata (November 21), followed by Tests in Kanpur (November 25-29) and Mumbai (December 3-7).

New Zealand Squads

Test: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell, Henry Nicholls, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Will Somerville, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, Will Young, Kyle Jamieson

T20I: Tim Southee (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi

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