However, fast bowler Trent Boult and Black Caps trainer Chris Donaldson will return home briefly to see their families before reconnecting with the Test squad in early June. Boult will consequentially miss the first Test against England but will possibly be available for the second Test, and certainly the ICC WTC final. Along with the remainder of New Zealand’s IPL players, support staff and commentators, Boult is scheduled to depart New Delhi on Friday on one of two charter flights, arriving in Auckland on Saturday before undergoing managed isolation. Boult will miss the first Test against England but will possibly be available for the second Test, and the WTC final.Boult will miss the first Test against England but will possibly be available for the second Test, and the WTC final. The New Zealand-based Test squad members will depart for England on 16 and 17 May.

Source: The Nation May 07, 2021 19:07 UTC