This team suffered a big shock before the crucial Test (photo- PTI)
Team India is currently playing a five -match Test series against England. Four Tests have been played between these two teams, in which England are ahead 2–1. Now there is news of another player being injured from England. However, due to the injury of this player, England and India but New Zealand have suffered a major setback. Actually, New Zealand has to play a two -match Test series against Zimbabwe, whose first match is starting from July 30. However, before the first Test match, New Zealand has suffered a major setback. Not only this, the New Zealand team had to change his captain due to the injury of this player.
Tom Latham was out of the first Test
New Zealand captain Tom Latham will not play in the first Test match against Zimbabwe due to injury. He got this injury in a T20 blast in England. Tom Latham was participating in this tournament for Birmingham Bears and he was hurt in a shoulder while fielding. The NZC has told in its release that the Tom will remain with the team and it is expected that they will be fully fit before the second Test match starting on August 7. In the first Test, Mitchell will be seen captaining Santner in place of Latham.
New Zealand team head coach Rob Walter said, ‘It is a very bad thing that Tom will not be able to participate in the first Test match. Whenever you lose your captain, it is a very big thing. We are working hard and hope that he was fully available for the second Test. Mitchell recently won the T20 Tri-series in Harare and did not register a defeat in a match in the team under his captaincy. Hopefully, he should captain the same in the Test.
Two Test matches will be played between the two teams
Will go for two Tests between New Zealand and Zimbabwe. The second Test match starts from 7 July. Even though Tom Latham will not be able to participate in the first Test match, but there are many more players in the team who can win the Test series against Zimbabwe. Talking about the Zimbabwe team, they will be captained by Craig Ervin.
