Rachin ravindra: New Zealand has suffered a major setback before the three T20 matches between New Zealand and Australia. New Zealand star player Rachin Ravindra has been ruled out of the T20 series against Australia. James Neesham has been replaced by Rachin Ravindra against Australia.
The first match of the T20 series is to be played between New Zealand and Australia at Bay Oval in Mount Munganui on Wednesday, which collided with the boundary hoarding during the fielding practice on Tuesday and suffered an injury to his face, followed by stitches.
New Zealand coach Rob Walter expressed disappointment over the star all -rounder out of the star all -rounder, saying that we are all disappointed with Rachin being out of the series. There have been serious injuries in his upper lips and nose, after which he had to get stitches. It will take time for Rachin to recover.
He further said that Rachin is definitely an important player for us, but his fitness is our top priority. The series against England is to begin in two weeks. In such a situation, it has been decided to send them home, so that he can be available for this series.
At the same time, James Neesham has been replaced by Rachin. James Neesham has played 84 T20 matches in his career, in addition to scoring 955 runs, he also took 47 wickets. The New Zealand team will play a series of three T20 matches against Australia between October 1-4, after which the team will play a three-match series against Australia between 18-23 October.
Rachin Ravindra suffered an injury to the forehead while trying to take a catch during the tri-series against South Africa earlier this year, due to which he had to be eliminated from the first Champions Trophy match against Pakistan as well as the rest of the tri-series.
Michael Bracewell (Captain), Mark Chapman, Dewon Conve, Jacob Dafi, Jack Foulcase, Matt Henry, Bewon Jacobs, Kyle Jamison, Derryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Cafart and Ish Sodhi. (IANS)
