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Central Contract Opt-Outs Are Straining Player Availability For New Zealand, Says Tim Southee

The rising trend of Kiwi cricketers forgoing national contracts to potentially ply their trade in T20 leagues has adversely impacted player availability for New Zealand, skipper Tim Southee admitted on Sunday. The likes former captain Kane Williamson, Devon Conway and Finn Allen this year joined a long list of players who have opted for a casual contract instead of New Zealand Cricket's central contract in order to pursue opportunities within franchise cricket. "NZC is working with the players and they are trying to come up with a solution that's best suited for the players and New Zealand cricket as a whole," Southee said on the eve of New Zealand's one-off Test against Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Star Explains Why They Hold Edge Over New Zealand Ahead Of Greater Noida Test

Veteran Afghanistan batter Rahmat Shah said his team's "past experience" of playing in India will give them an edge over New Zealand in the one-off Test, beginning in Noida from Monday. Shah was a part of the Afghanistan sides that played Tests in Bengaluru (2018 vs India), in Dehradun (2019 vs Ireland) and in Lucknow (2019 vs West Indies). “Our past experience in India will help us. We had our home ground in Noida and in Lucknow, and we have played a lot of matches here and done a lot of camps here.

New Zealand Face Club vs Country Dilemma As Top Players Opt Out Of Central Contracts

New Zealand cricket is increasingly grappling with the club vs country dilemma, as more high-profile players choose to opt out of central contracts. With the team gearing up for a challenging stretch of nine Test matches in the coming months, Test captain Tim Southee has acknowledged the issue, attributing it to the "changing landscape of international cricket." Southee expressed optimism that cricket boards and franchise leagues could find a way to "work together" to address the situation.

Shreyas Iyer Gives Up His Seat For Rohit Sharma At Awards Ceremony, Video Is Viral

The CEAT Cricket Rating Awards 2024 honoured some of the best Indian cricketers of the year, both men and women. However, amidst players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid being felicitated, cricket fans went gaga over a wonderful moment between two India stalwarts. During the event, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain and India's ODI middle-order pillar Shreyas Iyer was seen leaving his seat for India's Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma. Fans lapped up the heartwarming moment, as the video went viral on social media.

NZ coach Stead to manage pacers' workloads against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka

Tim Southee will captain New Zealand's 15-man squad for their trip to face Afghanistan and Sri Lanka next month but may not play in all three tests with head coach Gary Stead keen to manage workloads in tough conditions.

New Zealand Include William O'Rourke, Ben Sears For Afghanistan, Sri Lanka Tests

New Zealand included promising seamers Will O'Rourke and Ben Sears on Monday in their Test squad to face Afghanistan and Sri Lanka as the Black Caps look to bounce back from their T20 World Cup debacle. New Zealand play Afghanistan next month in a one-off Test in Noida, India, before facing Sri Lanka away in a two-Test series in late September. It will be the Black Caps' first cricket since crashing out of the T20 World Cup in the group stages last June following a shock defeat to Afghanistan.

New Zealand's senior players must step up in Williamson's absence: Latham

New Zealand's senior players must step up to compensate for the loss of Kane Williamson when the former skipper opts out of part of the home summer, batsman Tom Latham said.

Watch: Pat Cummins Bags Back-To-Back Hat-tricks, Makes Cricket History

Australia had a dominating day with the ball during their T20 World Cup 2024, Super 8 match against Afghanistan in Kingstown. Asked to bat first, Afghanistan had a brilliant start as their Rahmanullah Gurbaz (60) and Ibrahim Zadran (51) stitched an 118-run partnership. Later, Mitchell Marsh and Co bounced back in style and scalped quick wickets to restrict Afghanistan to 148/6 in 20 overs. However, the day entirely belonged to pacer Pat Cummins, who created history with his back-to-back hattricks in the ongoing tournament.

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Central Contract Opt-Outs Are Straining Player Availability For New Zealand, Says Tim Southee

Afghanistan Star Explains Why They Hold Edge Over New Zealand Ahead Of Greater Noida Test

New Zealand Face Club vs Country Dilemma As Top Players Opt Out Of Central Contracts

Shreyas Iyer Gives Up His Seat For Rohit Sharma At Awards Ceremony, Video Is Viral

NZ coach Stead to manage pacers' workloads against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka

New Zealand Include William O'Rourke, Ben Sears For Afghanistan, Sri Lanka Tests

New Zealand's senior players must step up in Williamson's absence: Latham

Watch: Pat Cummins Bags Back-To-Back Hat-tricks, Makes Cricket History