The veteran spinner Dan Vettori missed the fifth and final one-dayer against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi to attend his brother's wedding.
Vettori took three wickets in the Black Caps' win in the fourth game.
New Zealand spin bowler Dan Vettori. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
New Zealand Cricket denies it put any pressure on Pakistan to play the fourth one dayer in Abu Dhabi, in the immediate aftermath of the Peshawar massacre.
The Black Caps have levelled the one-day cricket series against Pakistan with captain Kane Williamson's century helping lift the tourists to victory in the fourth match.
The former New Zealand captain Dan Vettori has seemingly played his last test for the Black Caps but is shying away from publicy annoucing his test retirement.
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