New Zealand head coach Gary Stead opened up on picking Rachin Ravindra over Henry Nicholls for the forthcoming home Test series against South Africa and said that it was a "very tough decision".
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) considered appointing separate coaches for Test and limited overs cricket but decided Stead could continue to handle the load.
Ahead of the 1st India vs New Zealand Test match in Kanpur, NZ head coach Gary Stead talked about the factors that will be key for his side while facing the likes of R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel.
Stead said the New Zealand management tried their best to get approval for Milne as he would have been a like-for-like replacement for fast bowler Ferguson but they were informed barely 90 minutes before the start of the Pakistan match that the request has been denied by ICC.