Along with left-arm seamer Trent Boult and batter Mark Chapman, the 36-year-old was a notable omission for the three T20Is and as many ODIs against India, starting on Friday, November 18. While head coach Gary Stead has kept the door open for Guptill’s return, he underlined the need to groom Finn Allen as the opener for the future.
Speaking to SENZ, Munro expressed his surprise at the snub as both Guptill and Chapman have done well for New Zealand, and hopes the selectors have had honest conversations with them. He stated:
Guptill also didn’t get a game in the recently concluded T20 World Cup as New Zealand preferred Allen at the top with Devon Conway. The Auckland-born player has also managed only one fifty in his last nine white-ball innings.
“He could’ve gone anywhere in the world in the last year or two and picked up contracts” - Colin Munro
Munro also highlighted Guptill’s loyalty to New Zealand cricket and hopes to see him in national colors again. The 35-year-old added:
New Zealand will face India in the first T20I in Wellington on Friday.
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