Southee sustained a thumb harm when he tried to take a catch through the fourth ODI towards England final week. The extent of his harm can be decided after consultations with specialists in his house nation.
Stead and the staff administration will decide concerning the 34-year-old’s participation within the World Cup primarily based on the recommendation and evaluation supplied by the specialists.
“Till then, we won’t make a name across the World Cup. We’ll simply want to know the time frames and what that appears like and as soon as we’ve got that data, we are going to then be capable to transfer ahead and decide.”
“We’ll wish to give Tim each probability of proving his health. There can be a component of the unknown being that it is a bone fracture, and at some stage he must begin catching balls and bowling once more.
“The therapeutic course of within the subsequent 10 to 12 days can be fairly necessary for him as effectively,” Stead instructed reporters.
Following their 1-Three defeat within the ODIs towards England, the New Zealand staff, sometimes called the “Black Caps,” have traveled to Bangladesh for a three-match ODI sequence set to start on Thursday.
Earlier than the World Cup, they’re scheduled to take part in warm-up matches towards Pakistan and South Africa on September 29 and October 2, respectively. The match will formally kick off with their opening match towards England on October 5.
Southee, who beforehand featured within the 2011 ODI World Cup held in India, is ready to take part in his fourth ODI World Cup.
It is price noting that groups have the flexibleness to make modifications to their 15-player World Cup squad till September 28. After this date, any alterations would require approval from the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC).
New Zealand’s heartbreaking loss to England within the 2019 World Cup closing, the place they had been defeated on boundary countback after a tied Tremendous Over, stays a memorable second in cricket historical past.
(With PTI inputs)
