Ben Sears sustained a hamstring injury during training in Karachi on Wednesday. Scans revealed a minor tear, which requires a two-week recovery period. Sears would only be available for the team's final group-stage match against India, leading to his exclusion from the squad for the ICC tournament.
Jacob Duffy, who is already with the squad for the tri-series in Pakistan, will replace Sears in the Champions Trophy squad. Duffy has played 10 ODIs, taking 18 wickets with an economy rate of 6.25. The 30-year-old bowler last played for New Zealand in January, where he took two wickets against Sri Lanka.
We’re All Really Feeling For Ben Sears - New Zealand Head Coach
"We’re all really feeling for Ben. It’s always tough being ruled out of a major event at such a late stage, and it’s especially tough in Ben’s case given it would have been his first major ICC event," Stead was quoted as saying by nzc.nz.
Jacob Showed With His Performances In The Recent Home Series - Gary Stead
Gary Stead stated Jacob Duffy is capable of performing well in his first ICC event. He highlighted that Duffy performed well in the recent Sri Lanka series.
"He’s been part of the squad for the ODI Tri-Series so he’s fully acclimatized and he’s got plenty of experience in these conditions and is fit and ready to go. He’s another player who will be experiencing his first senior ICC event, so it will be an exciting few weeks ahead for him," he added.
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