Jeetan Patel has 353 First-Class, 102 List A and 113 T20 wickets representing Warwickshire.
Jeetan Patel may not have done justice to his international career as a New Zealand cricketer. As an off-spinner he averages over 47 with the ball.
In his over a decade-long career, Patel played 24 Tests, 43 ODIs and 11 T20Is for New Zealand. His last appearance came in May this year, when he featured in his side’s loss against Bangladesh in Dublin.
An injury-hit New Zealand will take on a dominant South Africa in the second Test at Wellington on Thursday.
The Raval-Williamson duo scored 102 runs to lay a strong foundation. But the batsmen for whom the foundation was laid, departed against the run of play.
Guptill returns after been sidelined with a hamstring strain, while Patel last featured for the side in the ODI series against Bangladesh earlier in the summer.
Coach Mike Hesson said it was a horses for courses selection.
Be it what the situation is, Sehwag keeps supporting India while commentating.
As the third day of the Test dawned upon India's perennial weakness came back to haunt them. In the past, we have seen the opposition's tail-enders giving them a tough time. The similar script ensued on Sunday morning.
New Zealand pacer Matt Henry on Friday lauded his team's off-spinner Jeetan Patel, who was making a comeback after a gap of three years.