T20 World Cup: Big shock for Team India, Star player out of tournament return to India

Team India Young fast bowler Avesh Khan, who had been in the UAE as a net bowler, took his flight to return home. The reasons for the same are not known yet. On Thursday morning, Avesh Khan posted an Instagram story revealing that he is returning to Delhi from Dubai.

Avesh Khan was one of the stars of the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021, helping the side to the playoffs. The speedster was DC’s leading wicket-taker with 24 wickets at an economy of 7.37. This prompted the Team India management and selectors to retain him in the UAE as a net bowler to help the squad members in preparation for the T20 World Cup.

New Zealand suffered a setback at the T20 World Cup ahead of their opening match against Pakistan when pacer Lockie Ferguson was ruled out of the tournament with a calf tear. Ferguson felt tightness in his right calf following training on Tuesday. Next match India vs New Zealand on Sunday.

And a subsequent MRI scan revealed a grade two tear which would require three to four weeks recovery, New Zealand Cricket informed in a report on its official website on Tuesday. With New Zealand set to play five Super 12 stage games over the next 13 days, they had no option but to rule Ferguson out of the tournament, coach Gary Stead said.

Stead indicated Ferguson would be replaced in the 15-player tournament squad by Adam Milne subject to approval by the ICC Technical Committee, the NZC said. “It’s a real shame for Lockie to have this happen on the eve of the tournament and the entire team is really feeling for him right now,” Stead was quoted as saying in the NZC report.

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“He’s a massive part of our T20 side and has been in such good form so to lose him at this time is a blow. However, we are fortunate to have a like for like replacement in the form of Adam who has been with the squad training for the past two weeks.”

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