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Hamilton, Feb 3 (CRICKETNMORE) New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi was on Friday called up for Sunday's third and final game of the Chappell-Hadlee One-day International (ODI) series against Australia at the Seddon Park here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) selector Gavin Larsen said Sodhi's inclusion was based on the conditions of the venue.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"History shows that the Seddon Park pitch can be spin friendly and for that reason Ish has been brought into the squad," Larsen said in a statement in NZC website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"We wanted the option of two specialist spinners for this match and it's a venue that Ish has had some success in at in the past."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Mike (coach Mike Hesson) and Kane (captain Kane Williamson) will now get the opportunity to assess the pitch over the next couple of days and make a decision from there as to who will be in the playing eleven," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Meanwhile, swashbuckling opener Martin Guptill's availability for the third ODI remains uncertain, which will see Australia-born middle order batsman Dean Brownlie travel with the squad while wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Blundell was dropped.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Martin has made progress in the last couple of days, but it's not yet clear whether he'll be available for selection. At this stage it's probably 50-50," Larsen said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Guptill was ruled out of the abandoned second match in Napier on Thursday due to concerns over a hamstring injury, which he suffered against Bangladesh last month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He, however, returned for New Zealand's six-run victory in Auckland on Monday, where he scored 61 runs.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/new-zealand-spinner-ish-sodhi.jpg", "alt_img": "Image for New Zealand recall Ish Sodhi for third ODI against Australia", "alt_title": "New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi ", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Image for New Zealand recall Ish Sodhi for third ODI against Australia", "seo_desc": "Hamilton, Feb 3 (CRICKETNMORE) New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi was on Friday called up for Sunday's third and final game of the Chappell-Hadlee One-day Inter", "seo_keywords": "Ish Sodhi, New Zealand Cricket Team, New Zealand vs Australia", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "new-zealand-recall-ish-sodhi-for-third-odi-against-australia", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2482", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2017-02-03 13:04:00", "updated": "2017-02-03 13:04:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2017-02-03 13:04:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2017-02-03 13:04:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/new-zealand-recall-ish-sodhi-for-third-odi-against-australia-23546" }