Elbow injury rules out Jesse Ryder from Tri-Series in Sri Lanka
Jesse Ryder is out of the tri-series with an elbow injury. Ryder already faced trouble this year with fitness issues and now faces another blow, when his elbow injury forced him out of the Sri Lankan trip. The star batsman made a comeback after recovering from a groin problem in the T20 World Cup in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. Unfortunately, he now finds himself out of the playing eleven once again. It’s a massive blow for New Zealand since they are already resting Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum for the upcoming tri-series.
"Due to the compressed nature of the tour and his speed of recovery so far we feel we have insufficient time to get Jesse fully fit and able to take part in any of the one-day matches," the coach and selector Mark Greatbatch said. "Therefore we have made the decision to keep Jesse in New Zealand where he will continue his rehabilitation from the elbow injury and return to playing as soon as possible."
New Zealand will play a tri-series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in Napier earlier in the year when Daniel was injured. Vettori will not be going to Sri Lanka as the tour coincides with the birth of his second child and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) supports his wishes to spend time with his family. He will also use this period to continue with his conditioning programme in preparation for the rigorous international schedule ahead."
The tri-series is scheduled to take place from August 10th and will end on August 28th. A similar tournament was held last year in Sri Lanka where New Zealand failed to reach the final.
A replacement for Jesse Ryder will be made in the coming days. Mark Greatbatch said it will be a tough task for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 to compete in the tri-series. He further said that it will be a big achievement if New Zealand can win this series despite missing some senior players. New Zealand squad departed for Sri Lanka on the 1st of August.
Recently, five key players missed out on their central contracts offered by New Zealand’s cricket board. Out of those, one of them was left-handed fast bowler Ian http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Butler-c48850 who thinks that the upcoming tournament in the subcontinent will be tough. Butler also stressed on the importance of being fit in order to play in the subcontinent. He said, "It's been a really big push. We had a big chat in Miami [after the World Twenty20] about the importance of fitness levels, considering we're playing a lot in the subcontinent. You have to be a lot fitter in that heat to compete and we really want to start competing over 100 over’s rather than 80."
Ross Taylor has proven himself as a consistent batsman in all formats of the game. Ross averages 35.82 in 20 ODI’s till date. Ross has taken over the role of a dependable top order batsman in recent times. His aggressive style of batting allows him to challenge any bowling line-up. His free flowing strokes earned him the respect from the crowd during his stint in the IPL when the Bangalore crowd cheered him on as their “local” hero.
Taylor is happy with his new responsibility and will give his best attempt in the upcoming tri-series. "It was a pretty special feeling when the selectors approached me," Taylor said. "While I appreciate it will be a tough tour against quality opposition, it represents a good opportunity for players to experience subcontinent conditions, particularly with the World Cup on the horizon."
Only time will tell if New Zealand can perform without their senior players in the team. India and Sri Lanka have a very strong ODI team and look in good touch. New Zealand will have to play at their very best in order to remain competitive.
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