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Taylor, Boult picked for home Tests against Bangladesh
- Updated: January 5, 2017
Ross Taylor has been named in the New Zealand squad for the two home Tests against Bangladesh. Taylor had scored a hundred in the second Test against Pakistan before undergoing a surgery on his left eye in December and missed the subsequent ODIs against Australia and the limited-overs series against Bangladesh. Dean Brownlie, who was called in as batting cover for the second Pakistan Test, kept his place in the squad.
Taylor returned to domestic T20 cricket after his surgery and scored 80 and 82* for Central Districts in the Super Smash tournament.
“It’s great to have Ross back,” New Zealand selector Gavin Larsen said. “He has a phenomenal record that speaks for itself and he’s coming off a terrific hundred in …
