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- Updated: September 28, 2016
Allrounder Jimmy Neesham has been ruled out of the second Test “at least” because of his rib injury that had kept him out of the Kanpur Test too, but that’s not the end of New Zealand’s problems. The flight supposed to carry Mark Craig’s replacement, offspinner Jeetan Patel, was cancelled, and he will now arrive only after midnight of Wednesday, which gives him a little over 24 hours to acclimatise before becoming New Zealand’s third spinning option. New Zealand will play three spinners unless the pitch is dramatically different from the one in Kanpur or the ones India have been using recently. The second Test starts on September 30 in Kolkata.
“Jimmy Neesham’s injury will rule him out of at least this Test,” coach Mike Hesson confirmed. “That takes away options in terms of changing our balance a bit. But that’s okay. We are not able to get any replacement in time who is a batting allrounder. Unfortunately, we have got a few other injuries at home as well, which makes that really challenging.” …
