
‘Zaman broke the bowling machine for more practice, that’s how passionate he is’
The Indian-born 29-year-old, New Zealand’s top domestic wicket-taker in the past three seasons, replaces allrounder Mitchell Santner who is still recovering from knee surgery, New Zealand Cricket said in a media release on Wednesday.
Patel joins wrist-spinners Todd Astle and Ish Sodhi in the 15-man squad for the three-test series starting in October.
Morkel runs past Nottinghamshire
Selectors also opted to include a second wicketkeeper in Tom Blundell alongside BJ Watling in the squad.
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