Brendon McCullum rested, Wagner included – Cricket News Roundup – May 3, 2012 – Part 2
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Wagner-c79182 in the Test squad, owing to a strong showing in the domestic season.
McCullum’s exclusion come after the management realized the need to give the vice-captain a much deserved rest, allowing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Watling-c1172 to get an extended run in the ODIs and T20s. He however, will play in the two longer version games, scheduled for late July.
Wagner topped the wickets chart in the Plunket Shield, taking 46 scalps at 26.32. Leg-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tarun-Nethula-c2647, is the second uncapped player to be included in the Test squad. The series begins with 2 T20s in Florida, before the Kiwi head to the Caribbean
Island to take on the Windies.
Windies explosive opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843.
Gayle has not featured for the Windies since last year’s World Cup, following a public criticism of coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ottis-Delroy-Gibson-c80358. However, after reaching an agreement with WICB last month, Gayle has decided to sacrifice his obligations with Somerset, and has made
himself available for selection.
“I look forward to once again putting on the maroon, and resuming my international career and my service to West Indies cricket," Gayle said, who is currently playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
Kings XI Punjab all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116, hailed the spirit within the camp, following his side’s second consecutive away win in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 franchise recently defeated pre-tournament favourites Royal Challengers Bangalore, with Mahmood being the standout performer – claiming three important scalps, including that of Chris Gayle. The win has lifted his franchise to no.4 in the league
table standings.
“Two consecutive wins in away matches… That tells a lot about the character of the side. I believe that we are playing well as a team. We have a great team spirit,” said Mahmood. We like each other’s company and enjoy each other’s success. The guys are working
really hard.
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