The New Zealand cricket team has suffered a huge blow as their fiery pacer, Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the remaining part of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 taking place in UAE and Oman. As per the reports of ESPNCricinfo, he has suffered a grade-two tear on the right calf.
Lockie Ferguson played his part in carrying Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 final and would have brought a lot of value having played in these conditions. Adam Milne, who was in the reserves, will be replacing Ferguson in the main squad, he won’t be available to play until ICC approval has been received, making him unavailable for the game against Pakistan.
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In a statement announcing the same, New Zealand Cricket said, “Ferguson felt tightness in his right calf following training and a subsequent MRI scan on game-day revealed a grade two tear which would require three to four weeks recovery”.
JUST IN: New Zealand quick Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the #T20WorldCup with a calf tear.
Adam Milne will take his place in their squad. pic.twitter.com/eZiMTQ5QgH
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 26, 2021
Currently, the Kiwis are locking horns with Pakistan in their first game of the super-12 stage in Sharjah. After winning the toss, the Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam again asked the opposition bat first citing the chances of dew in the latter half the game. In their first game of the tournament against India, the men in green registered a dominating win by 10 wickets while chasing a decent target of 152 runs.
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New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Tim Seifert(w), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
