Another big player out of Champions Trophy 2025, the team suffers a big setback.
The Champions Trophy is about to start now, this tournament will start on 19th February next week but before it starts, players of many teams are getting injured. Now New Zealand's fast bowler Ben Sears is out of the Champions Trophy due to injury. New Zealand Cricket gave this information. Jacob Duffy has got a chance in his place. Talking about Ben Sears, this player has played 2 ODI matches, although he did not get any success. Apart from this, he has taken 19 wickets in 17 T20 matches. He has got five wickets in one Test match.
Jacob Duffy gets a place
New Zealand has included fast bowler Jacob Duffy in the team. This player has taken 18 wickets in 10 ODIs. This player has taken 19 wickets in T20. On the pitches of Pakistan and Dubai, Duffy can trouble the batsmen with his fast balls.
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- Pat Cummins ruled out
- Josh Hazlewood ruled out
- Jasprit Bumrah ruled out
- Mitchell Starc ruled out
- Anrich Nortje ruled out
- Gerald Coetzee ruled out
- Saim Ayub ruled out
- Jacob Bethell ruled out
- Allah Ghazanfar ruled out
- Ben Sears ruled… pic.twitter.com/du8cfPyt2D
New Zealand disappointed by Ben Sears' injury
New Zealand coach Gary Stead expressed grief over Ben Sears' exclusion from the tournament. According to him, Ben Sears could have left a different mark in the tournament, he was an important part of New Zealand's strategies. Ben Sears has a hamstring injury due to which it will take time for him to recover. However, Stead expressed confidence in Jacob Duffy's ability. According to him, Duffy has performed well in domestic cricket in New Zealand, due to which he is getting a chance again. Apart from this, Duffy has also been a part of the Kiwi team in the ODI tri-series, due to which he has adapted to the conditions of Pakistan.
New Zealand squad for Champions Trophy
Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Darrell Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Will O'Roark, Tim Southee.
Many big players are out of Champions Trophy
Many big players have been ruled out of the Champions Trophy, including players like Jaspreet Bumrah, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins. Enrique Norkhia, Gerald Kotjia, Sam Ayyboo, Jacob Bethell have also been ruled out of the tournament due to injury.