Injury Hits New Zealand Ahead of Champions Trophy, 30-Year-Old Replaces

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New Zealand’s cricket team has been hit with another injury just before the Champions Trophy tournament. Their main fast bowler, Lockie Ferguson, is out because of a foot injury. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) shared that Ferguson felt pain after bowling a short three-over spell in a warm-up match against Pakistan Shaheens. After checking him, doctors said he wouldn’t be fit to play in the tournament, so he was taken out of the squad.

Coach Gary Stead was upset about Ferguson's injury. “We’re really disappointed for Lockie,” he said. “Lockie is a very important part of the team, and he brings a lot of experience to big tournaments. We know how much he was looking forward to playing for New Zealand.”

To replace Ferguson, New Zealand called up fast bowler Kyle Jamieson. Jamieson has been playing well since coming back to cricket and had a great time in the Super Smash competition, taking 14 wickets and helping his team, Canterbury Kings, reach the final. Stead believes Jamieson is the best choice to replace Ferguson because of his experience and ability to bowl fast.

“Kyle can bowl very fast and with extra bounce, which will be good for the conditions in Pakistan,” Stead said. “He’s shown how good he can be in shorter formats like this, and he has been bowling with a lot of energy.”

This injury to Ferguson is the second one for New Zealand. Before this, Ben Sears, a pace bowler, was also ruled out of the Champions Trophy. He was replaced by Jacob Duffy, who is already part of the team in Pakistan.

New Zealand will hope the replacements can do well as they head into the Champions Trophy, even with these injury challenges.

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