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Trent Boult to miss second Test against South Africa

Boult was not in the squad for the opening Test against South Africa as his wife was awaiting the birth of their third child. 

India TV Sports Desk Edited by: India TV Sports Desk CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand Published on: February 21, 2022 13:12 IST
Trent Boult in action during a Test match (File photo)
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Trent Boult in action during a Test match (File photo) 

New Zealand coach Gary Stead on Monday confirmed that pacer Trent Boult will miss the second Test against South Africa. 

Boult was not in the squad for the opening Test against South Africa as his wife was awaiting the birth of their third child. 

"He is not in a position to be available with his loads and where he's at. Since his wife has been having the baby he's missed out on a lot of opportunities to play cricket and bowl. We just felt the risk of him playing was far too great at the moment," a sports website quoted Stead as saying.

New Zealand has retained an unchanged 15-player squad for the second Test. 

"We considered a [frontline] spin option but didn't feel as though we needed it on this pitch, through history and the way it was looking after the last Test match," Stead said. 

New Zealand had won the first Test of the two-match series by an innings and 276 runs. The second Test will begin on February 25.

- Reported by ANI

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