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Dane Heverin from Fox SportsSeptember 19th, 2026 2:26 pm
New Zealand may be without their greatest younger participant for this summer season’s four-Check tour of Australia after Rachin Ravindra dislocated his right shoulder whereas attempting a diving catch during a promotional shoot in Auckland earlier this week.
The 26-year-old all-rounder landed awkwardly on a security mat during filming and was later clear of any major structural injury.
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But New Zealand Cricket didn’t specify how lengthy Ravindra will be sidelined for, saying a timeline would be decided by “his progress throughout the first weeks of his rehabilitation”.
The Black Caps usually are not in motion again till India’s all-format tour of New Zealand begins with the primary of 5 T20 internationals on October 22.
The NZC assertion said it was “unclear” if the trendy left-hander would play that collection.
“It was a extremely unlucky harm,” New Zealand performance manager Mike Sandle said. “We’re gutted for Rachin and our key precedence is making sure he recovers nicely and gets again on the sector as soon as he can.
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With two Tests against India in November earlier than the Trans-Tasman Trophy in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney in December and January, losing Ravindra, who averages 47.82 and has scored five centuries in 24 Tests, would be a huge blow for New Zealand.
After successful a three-Check collection in England earlier this 12 months, the Black Caps have their sights set on making the World Check Championship final.
With that aim in mind, head coach Rob Walter said Ravindra wouldn’t be rushed again.
“With a heavy schedule of Check cricket within the subsequent six months, we don’t want to rush Rachin again before we have to,” he said.
“He’s in nice palms when it comes to his rehab and we stay up for welcoming him again soon.”
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