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    "excerpt": "New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson has been diagnosed with a partial stress fracture to his lumbar spine and will require four to six weeks of rest before returning to training, New Zealand Cricket has",
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    "editor1": "<p>New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson has been diagnosed with a partial stress fracture to his lumbar spine and will require four to six weeks of rest before returning to training, New Zealand Cricket has confirmed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The injury to the left side of his back surfaced after the T20I series against the West Indies and subsequent scans and imaging confirmed the partial fracture, NZC confirmed in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ferguson won&#39;t require surgery but will need &#39;a period of rest and rehabilitation&#39; before considering any return to play later in New Zealand&#39;s home summer, which will extend till late March with Australia and Bangladesh due to travel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Black Caps coach Gary Stead said it was a blow to lose Ferguson, but backed him to come back.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We&#39;re all really feeling for Lockie. Injuries are certainly part of our sport, but to get something like this when you&#39;re at the very top of your game is especially disappointing,&quot; said Stead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The pace and skill he&#39;s been able to consistently produce has made him one of the very best white-ball bowlers in the world and a huge asset for the Black Caps. Lockie has a great attitude and I know he&#39;s up for the fight so he&#39;ll get stuck into the rehab and we&#39;re still hopeful he may get back on the park at the back end of summer,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand is scheduled to take on Pakistan in three T20Is and two Tests beginning December 18.<\/p>\r\n",
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