The Black Caps host India for two Test matches late in November before touring Australia for a four-match Test series in December and January, which is when the BBL will take place.

Santner told the New Zealand Herald: "When you look ahead to the summer we've got, India here for white ball and Tests and Australia away - there's not many bigger than that - it's quite an exciting time.

"I'd like to still be part of that. The offer was good, I'm not going to lie. They knew it would have to be a good offer for me to entertain it with contracting and what would come up.

"I did entertain the thought of it, but coming back to what we've got coming up, even if I'm not going to play every game of Test cricket, I still feel like there's a role for me."

The left-arm spinner is also New Zealand's skipper in both the ODI and T20I formats and would be probably have had to give up the leadership role should he have accepted the offer from the T20 franchise.

"I don't want to give up captaincy," Santner added. "If that was part of the deal, it was a no brainer for me. There were chats that it could have worked.

"But for me, sitting without a central contract and trying to captain, I don't know if that would sit right at this stage."