Martin Guptill axed !

Opening batsman Martin Guptill has been left out of New Zealand squad

for the upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan.

Guptill's form in Tests this year has been a worry for the side.

In nine matches, the batsman scored 393 runs at an average of 24.56 with two fifties,

struggling for runs in the home series against Australia and on the tours of

South Africa and India.

Four other players who were part of the India tour -

Doug Bracewell, Jeetan Patel, Luke Ronchi and Ish Sodhi - missed out.

Among the excluded players who toured India, Ronchi had the best performance,

ending as the highest run-getter for New Zealand with 200 runs in six Test innings.

Patel and Sodhi picked up six and three wickets respectively,

while Bracewell did not get a game. .

As we discussed a few months back, it's about time...

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