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IND vs NZ: New Zealand's star batter Kane Williamson's plans of coming to India have been delayed and he will be missing the series opener in Bengaluru owing to a groin injury, which he picked up in the recently concluded two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. New Zealand Cricket stated on Wednesday, that they revealed that Williamson would be undergoing rehabilitation and would then join the team in India. Sam Wells, who is the selector of New Zealand, is quite hopeful that Williamson will come back to the series after he regains full fitness.
Wells reckoned that the advice they received was to ensure that Williamson got enough rest instead of aggravating his injury. "The advice we've received is that the best course of action is for Kane to rest and rehabilitate now rather than risk aggravating the injury. We're hopeful that if the rehabilitation goes to plan Kane will be available for the latter part of the tour", the statement released by New Zealand Cricket said.
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twitter.com/TzvMIpZSrH Williamson has represented in 13 Test matches against India and has scored 871 runs at a staggering average of 37.87.
He also has smashed two centuries and five half-centuries after playing in 24 innings against the Men in Blue. Mark Chapman, who would be making his debut in this Test series, would be replacing Williamson in the squad. Chapman, who has played a huge role in white-ball cricket for New Zealand, has an impressive first-class average of 41.
9, which includes six hundreds and a match-winning performance against India A in 2020. He also had scored 245 runs in three Plunket Shield matches and his highest individual score was 123 runs against Otago Volts. At the same time, Michael Bracewell would also be playing in the series opener but would then fly back to New Zealand for the birth of his second child.
Ish Sodhi would be replacing him for the rest of the series. New Zealand squad for India Test series: Tom Latham (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O'Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (2nd and 3rd Test only), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
