New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson sustains stomach damage, prone to miss complete tri-series

New Zealand quick bowler Lockie Ferguson might not participate within the ongoing T20I tri-nation collection, additionally involving Pakistan and Bangladesh. The Kiwis need to get Ferguson match forward of the T20 World Cup.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 8, 2022 21:45 IST

NZ pacer Lockie Ferguson sustains stomach damage, prone to miss complete tri-series. Courtesy: Reuters

By India Today Web Desk: New Zealand quick bowler Lockie Ferguson sustained an stomach damage and is most certainly to overlook the continuing tri-series, additionally involving Pakistan and Bangladesh. Head coach Gary Stead stated that the Black Caps are attempting to get Ferguson match for the T20 World Cup in Australia.

Back in 2021, Ferguson missed the World Cup as a consequence of a calf damage and the Kiwis dont need historical past to repeat. Stead has stored his fingers crossed about Ferguson forward of the T20 mega occasion.

“Lockie has a little ab injury at the moment. We’re just managing just that and the most important thing is we get to the start of the World Cup and Lockie is ready to go,” Stead was quoted as saying.

“He’s a very, very important cog in our bowling line-up. Unfortunately for him, he missed last year’s World Cup with the injury he had then. I mean we are mindful of it and we want to make sure that he’s right and ready for those early games in the World Cup,” he said.

“There is that chance [of him missing the entire tri-series]. We will just see how he responds to treatment over the next few days,” Stead added.

New Zealand, within the meantime, are additionally fretting over the damage to one among their key batters, Daryl Mitchell, who isnt part of the tri-series due to a fractured finger.

The Kiwis are additionally making an attempt to guarantee that Adam Milne attains the specified health ranges. Milne final performed for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 and hasnt performed since then as a consequence of a persistent Achilles damage.