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Champions Trophy: NZ pacer Sears ruled out with hamstring injury, Duffy named replacement

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Champions Trophy: NZ Pacer Sears Ruled Out With Hamstring Injury, Duffy Named Replacement

By IANS News February 14, 2025 • 13:02 PM View: 618

The Event Technical Committee: New Zealand pacer Ben Sears has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, starting from February 19 in Pakistan, with a hamstring injury, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Friday.

"Sears felt some pain in his left hamstring at the team’s first training in Karachi on Wednesday and a subsequent scan revealed a minor tear that would require at least two weeks’ rehabilitation," the NZC said in a statement.

TAGS Champions Trophy Ben Sears ICC Champions Trophy Zealand Cricket Jacob Duffy ODI Tri South Africa Event Technical Committee Event Technical Committee ICC Men Gary Stead Sri Lanka

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