New Delhi
The Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to begin tomorrow i.e. Wednesday 19 February. The first match between hosts Pakistan and New Zealand is to be played, but the New Zealand team has suffered a major setback just before this match. Fast bowlers have been ruled out of the tournament due to the licking injury. Kyle will be part of the Jayamison team in his place. Even before this, the New Zealand team has struggled with the problem of injury. A change has already been made.
The New Zealand Cricket Board has informed that Ferguson felt some pain in his right leg after bowling in an informal practice match against Afghanistan in Karachi on Sunday and the initial medical evaluation indicated that he was enough to participate in the entire tournament. Will not fit form. In such a situation, the Locky Ferguson has been dropped from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to a leg injury. Given the onset of the onset of the Champions Trophy and the small nature of the tournament, it was decided to send Ferguson home to start a rehab.
Fast bowler Kyle Jaymison will replace Ferguson in the team and will leave for Pakistan this evening. In such a situation, they will not be available for the match against Pakistan on February 19. Jamison returned to domestic cricket for Cantorbury Kings in Super Smash in December. He stayed away from cricket for 10 months for the rehab of stress fracture in his back. Recently, Ben Sears was also injured and was out of the tournament during the tri -series played by New Zealand with Pakistan and South Africa. Jacob Dafi was replaced by the Champions Trophy team. Apart from this, Rachin Ravindra, who was injured in the ODI tri -series, is also not fully fit yet.
New Zealand team is as follows
Mitchell Santner (Captain), Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Dewon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Derryl Mitchell, Will Oraurki, Glenn Philips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Will Young, Jacob Dafi and Kail Jamison