Champions Trophy 2025: One more player out a day before the Champions Trophy, suddenly this all-rounder came into the team

The Champions Trophy is starting from 19 February. The first match will be between Pakistan and New Zealand and the Kiwi team has suffered a major setback even before this match. New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson is out and in his place, a player has got a chance who played the last ODI match in 2023. All-rounder Kyle Jamieson has got a chance in place of Lockie Ferguson. This New Zealand player played the last ODI match on 23 September 2023 and since then Jamieson remained out of the team due to injury. But now this player has suddenly come into the team and now he will also play in the Champions Trophy.

Why did Kyle Jamieson get a place

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said that he is very sad about Lockie's ouster, he was an important weapon of the Kiwi team's bowling unit. However, Stead is happy that Jamieson, who was performing well in domestic cricket, is coming in his place in the team. Kyle Jamieson will get extra pace and bounce in Pakistan which can prove to be a big problem for the opponent. Apart from this, Kyle Jamieson also bats well.

Kyle Jamieson's performance in ODIs

Kyle Jamieson has performed well in ODIs. He has taken 14 wickets in 12 innings. His economy rate is 5.07 runs per over. Apart from this, he has also scored 83 runs at an average of 20.75. Jamieson can hit big shots coming in the lower order, obviously he will prove to be a good player for New Zealand. By the way, let us tell you that the New Zealand team is constantly struggling with injuries. Recently its fast bowler Ben Sears was ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to injury. He had to be out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury. In his place, fast bowler Jacob Duffy got a place in the team. Now similarly Lockie Ferguson was ruled out and Jamieson came in the team in his place.