“We are gutted for Lockie,” said New Zealand head coach Gary Stead, “he showed in the space of just two overs how valuable he is with the ball and he has also brought a lot of leadership to this group, so “It will be a big loss ahead of an important ODI series for us. Being ruled out so early in a tour is always difficult to accept, but we hope his recovery is short and he returns to the field in. there is no time
“Adam is a like-for-like replacement who brings genuine pace and plenty of international experience, so we look forward to welcoming him to the group.”
Ferguson has played one Test, 65 ODIs and 43 T20Is for New Zealand since making his debut in December 2016. He has been one of the team’s first picks in white-ball cricket, a status he underlined by registering his country’s sixth T20I cap. . -trick. New Zealand will now rely on a relatively inexperienced bowling attack, although the inclusion of Milne (49 ODIs and 53 T20Is played) offsets that somewhat. Milne will join Jacob Duffy and Nathan Smith to form the team’s frontline bowling options supported by all-rounders Zakary Foulkes and Josh Clarkson.
New Zealand are at the end of a long tour of the subcontinent that began with a failed test against Afghanistan in early September. This was followed by a 0-2 defeat to Sri Lanka a few weeks later and a 3-0 win over India in India earlier this month.
