Pakistan vs New Zealand: NZC adds Ajaz Patel to the T20I squad

The T20I series will commence on October 31.

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New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has called up the left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel to the T20I squad for the three-match series against Pakistan. He will join the team soon having spent time in the United Arab Emirates playing for the ‘A’ team against Pakistan A recently. Corey Anderson and Glenn Phillips were also added to the squad previously after the T20s against Pakistan A.

As far as Ajaz is concerned, he is the part of the Test squad as well and now will play as the second spinner alongside Ish Sodhi in the shortest format. In the recent T20s for New Zealand A, he returned with 4/57 after bowling 8.5 overs in the series and has been performing impressively during the shadow tour.

Spin is crucial

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead highlighted the importance of the spinners while playing in the sub-continent and went on to say that Ajaz Patel must’ve got the hold of the conditions.

“We’re fortunate that Ajaz has been playing over here for the past month and playing well; so he’ll be ready to go should he get his chance in the series”It’s no secret that spin is crucial in this part of the world and with the wickets on the slower side, we’ve taken the option of a second spinner to bring our squad up to 14-players,” h was quoted as saying by ESPN Cricinfo.

Ajaz was named the Domestic Player of the Year last season and was a crucial member of the Central Stags team which won their first Plunket Shield title in five years. He went on to pick 48 wickets at an impressive average of 21.52 and is one of the three spinners in the Test team alongside Sodhi and Todd Astle.

The three-match T20I series will commence on October 31 and the two teams will lock horns in three One-Day Internationals and the same number of Test matches as well.

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