Lockie Ferguson (PC: Twitter)
New Zealand suffered another huge blow ahead of the much-anticipated T20 World Cup 2022 as their star pacer Lockie Ferguson picked up an abdominal injury, which ultimately puts his availability in the showpiece event in jeopardy.
As of now, the Black Caps have decided not to risk him during the ongoing tri-series, which includes Pakistan and Bangladesh. The pacer didn't play the second match of the series against Pakistan on Saturday.
Notably, Ferguson missed the T20 World Cup 2021 for the Kiwis in the United Arab Emirates and Oman with a calf injury, and the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand management won't do anything to put him at risk again.
Speaking on Ferguson's injury and his significance in the T20 World Cup 2022, here's what head coach John Stead said:
"Lockie has a little ab injury at the moment. We're just managing just that and the most important thing is we get to the start of the World Cup and Lockie is ready to go. He's a very, very important cog in our bowling line-up. Unfortunately for him, he missed last year's World Cup with the injury he had then."
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