WELLINGTON – New Zealand s limited overs opening batsman Martin Guptillwill miss the upcoming series against Pakistan after straining his calfplaying domestic cricket, officials said Friday.
Selector Gavin Larsen said Guptill had no choice but to withdraw from theone-day international and Twenty20 squads to face Pakistan in the UnitedArab Emirates.
“Unfortunately for Martin it will take him some time to get over thisinjury and, with a long summer ahead, we need to make sure we minimise therisk of him repeating it,” he said.
Larsen said selectors had not yet decided on a replacement.
Guptill, 32, is a mainstay of New Zealand s limited overs line-up,averaging 42.99 runs in ODIs and 34.40 in T20s.
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“It s extremely frustrating to pick this up after tracking so well with howmy hamstring was going… it s gutting and I wish I was out there,” he said.
New Zealand will play three T20s from October 31, followed by three ODI andthree Tests, although Guptill is not part of the Test squad. – APP/AFP
