Blackcaps bowling coach Shane Jurgensen is unfazed by the struggles of star bowler Kyle Jamieson in the game's shortest format, as the side prepares for the T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman.
Despite a phenomenal start to his international career at test level, Jamieson - albeit in limited sample size - is yet to produce the same feats with a white ball.
In his eight tests, Jamieson has taken 46 wickets at a ridiculous average of 14.17 runs and was Man of the Match in the World Test Championship final earlier this year.
Jamieson's stellar start to his international career over the 2020/21 New Zealand summer convinced Indian Premier League side Royal Challenger Bangalore to fork out $2.86m for his services earlier this year.
But that record doesn't translate to the shorter formats. From five one day internationals, Jamieson has taken five wickets at an average of 37.20, while taking just four wickets at 70.25 from eight T20 internationals.
Since winning the World Test Championship, Jamieson has plied his trade in more than one T20 league around the world - turning out for Surrey in England's T20 Blast and for Bangalore in the IPL, staged in the UAE.
In five T20s for Surrey, Jamieson took just one wicket at an average of 132 and has only notched two matches for Bangalore in the resumed IPL, going wicketless before being dropped in favour of England's George Garton.
Despite Jamieson's woes, Jurgensen is certain the 2.03m seamer has the skills and the mentality to prove why teams are so eager to get him in their sides.
"We're really happy with the way KJ's [Jamieson] been progressing," Jurgensen says. "There's no doubt he's had a couple of challenges.
"Fantastic start to his test and one-day career, and T20 he's had a few challenges, but at the same time, credit to him. He always bounces back and learns and wants to develop.
"That's one of his strengths, he's forever looking to learn and develop his game.
"There's been a big focus for him to work on his variations, slower ball and yorker, and a couple of slower ball options for him.
"Also, just the experiences that he's had with the IPL - part one and this part two - and in England... fantastic opportunities for him to get some gametime and learn about it, and get the confidence to execute those.
"[I'm] really looking forward to joining [up] with him this week."
Jurgensen and Jamieson won't have to look far for inspiration in their preparation for the T20 World Cup either, with former Kiwi quick Shane Bond joining the Blackcaps in their build-up to the World Cup.
After leaving his role as Blackcaps bowling coach in 2015, Bond has become one of T20 cricket's elite coaches.
Since joining IPL side Mumbai Indians as bowling coach in 2015, Bond has won four titles in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020, and overseen the rise of bowlers like India's Jasprit Bumrah.
Jurgensen is happy to have a coach of Bond's calibre to call on when the T20 World Cup begins later this month.
"[He's] a very experienced coach. He's done so much in the T20 world with the Sydney Thunder, obviously, he's done so well with Mumbai Indians.
"He'll bring so much knowledge to the table, work with me closely, with the bowlers.
"Bondy will provide us the necessary support that we need for conditions and playing, particularly India, in our group."
The Blackcaps begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan at Sharjah on October 27 (NZ time).
