Follow Us37-year-old Neil Wagner replaces the injured Matt Henry in New Zealand’s squad for their upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
Henry, who sustained an injury during the 2023 ODI World Cup clash against South Africa, continues to recover and is ruled out of the series. While the pacer was expected to be fit in time for the series against Bangladesh, he will continue to recover from the injury.
"It'll be great to have Neil's skill and experience on the tour of Bangladesh," Sam Wells, New Zealand's selector, said. "His record speaks for itself, and we all know what a great competitor he is. He's played plenty of cricket in the sub-continent, and I know he's really excited by the challenge ahead."
Wagner, who wasn’t part of the original plans for New Zealand for the series, only returned to action for Northern Districts earlier in the week. The series against Bangladesh will kick-off New Zealand’s 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. New Zealand players will depart on November 21, ahead of the first Test on November 28 in Sylhet.
Updated squad: Tim Southee (capt), Tom Blundell (wk), Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Neil Wagner