Tuesday 9 December 2014 10:05, UK
Jesse Ryder’s decision to withdraw from the recent New Zealand 'A' tour of the Middle East cost him his chance of playing at next year's World Cup, according to a national selector.
The 30-year-old all-rounder has not played international cricket since being dropped in February for disciplinary reasons.
On Monday, Ryder was omitted from New Zealand's 30-man provisional squad for the tournament to be held in March and April 2015.
Bruce Edgar, the national selection general manager, told a New Zealand newspaper: "We wanted him on the 'A' tour to see how he goes around the team and within the group.
"When he pulled out he left us with no real information about him and as a result we didn't have enough conviction to warrant his selection.
"We weighed it all up and thought we needed to see more. We never got to see enough and as a result we cut him from the 30."
Left-hander Ryder is an explosive batsman capable of taking the game to any attack. He has scored 1,362 runs in 48 ODIs at an average of 33.21 since his debut in 2008. He pulled out of the trip to the United Arab Emirates due to personal reasons.
The New Zealand squad will be cut to 15 before the start of the World Cup which the country is co-hosting with Australia between February 14 and March 29 next year.
New Zealand squad: Corey Anderson, Hamish Bennett, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Neil Broom, Dean Brownlie, Colin de Grandhomme, Anton Devcich, Grant Elliott, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Roneel Hira, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Rob Nicol, Luke Ronchi, Hamish Rutherford, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson.
