Is there a job Glenn Phillips can't do for the Blackcaps?
Before knee issues forced him to give up the gloves, Phillips began his international career as a wicketkeeper, but has slowly morphed into a genuine option with the ball.
Fresh from a Cricket World Cup campaign that arguably saw him stand out for his bowling as much as batting, he has taken the next step in his fledgling career as an allrounder.
Picked as a batting allrounder for the opening test between the Blackcaps and Bangladesh, Phillips, 26, repaid selectors faith in full on day one in Sylhet.
As the Blackcaps lost the toss and were asked to bowl, Phillips returned the best figures of the day, taking 4/53 from 16 overs - two more than specialist spinner Ish Sodhi bowled - to limit the hosts to 310/9 at stumps.
Phillips' return to the test side comes more than four years after his first appearance, when he debuted in a depleted side on the ill-fated tour to Australia, making a half-century at Sydney, before New Zealand was whitewashed 3-0.
While Phillips hasn't quite shed the tag of a part-time bowler, his display went a long way towards proving his worth to coach Gary Stead's test plans, especially in the spin-friendly subcontinent.
Despite his ability to contribute to New Zealand's cause in all three disciplines, Phillips makes no bones of his desire to be a test-level allrounder and cement himself as a fixture in all three formats.
"I've been trying to lose the wicketkeeper-batter tag for a long time now," he joked. "Hopefully, this puts a little bit more of a stamp on things.
"I've worked really hard on [bowling] for quite a number of years now, with pretty much this goal in mind. In order to play test cricket, I needed to offer something with the ball, as our batting lineup is incredibly strong.
"To be able to play that allrounder role was the key to being able to get an opportunity. A mix of team selection, line-up and conditions, everything sort of worked nicely today.
"I've worked quite hard over the last few years to find a process for my bowling... I got a little bit lucky early on, sometimes you need a little bit of luck.
"Hopefully, if you put in the work, sometimes that luck will go your way."
On Wednesday, Phillips will return to the bowling crease, hoping to take the final Bangladesh wicket and complete his maiden five-wicket haul in any form of the game.
His efforts went a long way to restricting Bangladesh, who appeared to break the backs of the Blackcaps on day one, but from 180/2, the tourists fought back and took 130/7 with the ball to bring themselves back into the contest.
On a wicket prepared to suit Bangladesh's army of spinners, first-innings runs will be key, if the Blackcaps are to push for victory over the next four days.
After coming back from a potentially dangerous position, Phillips says honours are even heading into day two.
"At the end of any sort of first day of red-ball cricket, if you're looking at 300/7 or eight - in our case nine - you're probably looking at a pretty enjoyable day," he continued.
"There were patches where Bangladesh had us on the ropes and we pulled it back nicely. We had some really good periods and showed that if we built a lot of pressure, we'll get the rewards.
"We'll probably walk away and say it was a 50-50 day. We put in some really good yards, had a lot of good plans and tried to be as patient as possible.
"Obviously, the batters were allowed to play good shots as well. It's probably pretty even at the end of the day."
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