The 27-year-old will link up with the T20 World Cup squad in Mumbai on Sunday ahead of the side\u2019s warm-up match against the USA on February 5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
NZC said Sears will replace Kyle Jamieson who was called into the main squad last week following the withdrawal of Adam Milne with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Milne suffered the injury while bowling in the SA20 with subsequent scans revealing the extent of the injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sears has been in good form for Wellington in New Zealand's domestic Super Smash competition. Head coach Rob Walter said Sears had made an encouraging comeback from the hamstring injury that ruled him out of the start of the home summer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBen\u2019s worked hard to get himself back on the park and it\u2019s been great to see him back playing and performing well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe\u2019s had a full Super Smash campaign with the Firebirds where he was the competition\u2019s joint second-top wicket-taker from the round-robin stage with 15 wickets from his nine games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBen\u2019s worked hard to get himself back on the park and it\u2019s been great to see him back playing and performing well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
New Zealand have been placed in Group D alongside Afghanistan, Canada, South Africa and the UAE, with their opening match taking place on February 8 in Chennai against Afghanistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n