Big Blow To New Zealand Team Before Champions Trophy: Before the start of the Champions Trophy, the New Zealand team suffered a major setback. The team’s veteran fast bowler Loki Ferguson has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to injury. New Zealand was to play the first match of the Champions Trophy.
They were to play against hosts Pakistan on February 19. However, before this, Loki Ferguson had been injured and ruled out of the entire tournament. This has dealt a major blow to the Kiwi team’s hopes of winning the trophy. In his place, right-arm fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has been included in the squad.
New Zealand’s Second Player Falls Victim To Injury
The New Zealand team was already struggling with injuries. Their key bowler Ben Sears was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Now they have suffered another major setback in the form of Loki Ferguson. Jacob Duffy was included in the squad in place of Ben Sears. At the same time, Kyle Jamieson has come into the team after Loki Ferguson was ruled out.
Just a day before their #ChampionsTrophy opener against Pakistan, New Zealand have been hit with a major blow 😮
— ICC (@ICC) February 18, 2025
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NZ Played The Final Of The World Test Championship
If we talk about Kyle Jamieson, he has a lot of experience. He has played 45 matches for New Zealand so far. When New Zealand played the final of the World Test Championship in 2021 against India, Jamieson was adjudged the Player of the Match. However, he has not played any ODI match for the Kiwi team since September 2023. Now it remains to be seen whether its effect is seen in the Champions Trophy or not.
Let us tell you that there are many teams that are struggling with injuries to their players in the Champions Trophy. Almost every team is troubled due to their injured players. Almost half of Australia’s players are out. Jasprit Bumrah is also not able to play for Team India due to injury.
New Zealand’s Final Squad For The Champions Trophy Is Now As Follows
Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson and Will Young.