In a huge blow to the New Zealand national cricket team, test captain Tom Latham was excluded from the upcoming match against the national cricket team in Zimbabwe.
To deal with his absence, the New Zealand national cricket team decided to hand over the test captain to the white soccer captain Mitchell Santrner for the match.
Tom Latham suffers from a shoulder injury
The national cricket team in New Zealand is scheduled to close all the trumpets with the national cricket team in Zimbabwe in a two -match test.
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All opening match of the test series between the teams on July 30 in Pollao is scheduled to start, and the second test is also scheduled to be operated in the same place as of August 7.
Tom Latum Kyuis was expected to lead in the series, but he suffered a shoulder injury during his field during the T20 match for Bermengham earlier this month.
He was unable to recover quickly and announced that he was inappropriate for the first test against Chevron. However, Tom Latham will remain with the team as NZC hopes that the captain will be fine in the second test match.
Mitchell Santner has been named as a new test leader for New Zealand in the absence of Tom Latham, and he will become the thirty -second man who leads blacks in the longest coordination of the game.
It is very disappointing for Tom to lose the first test – Rob Walter
In an official statement issued by New Zealand Cricket (NZC), Kiwi Rob Walter coach said they are disappointed to see Tom Latham excluded outside the match, but they emphasized that they will do their best to allow the leader to the second match. He clarified:
Walter said: “It is very disappointing for Tom to lose the first test, as a leader, and also an integral part of the team,” Walter said.
“It is never great when you lose your captain, which is the opening mixture on a global level and a great team man, but that he said we will work hard to make it available for the second test.
“We will continue to evaluate and know if the alternative player is necessary, but at this point we hope to recover in time.”
I am confident that he will do a great job – Rob Walter on Mitchell Santrner
Rob Walter also said that Mitchell Santon has a strong understanding of the game and supports him to do a great job as a test leader. He said:
“Mitch did a great job with the T20 team in this last series. It was excellent from a strategic point of view and has a strong understanding of the game.
“While coordination is different, it is certain that the players will be respected and they will be supported by some of the high experienced cricket players, so I trust that he will do a great job.”
It is worth noting that Mitchell Santner recently directed the amazing T20i Tri-Series victory over South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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