Martin Guptill's quest to return to the New Zealand Test team has taken a hit after he suffered an abdominal injury that has ruled him out of the first warm-up game against Somerset on Friday.
Guptill, who suffered the injury during his knock of 227 for Derbyshire against Gloucestershire last week, will be reassessed ahead of the final warm-up game against Worcestershire on May 14.
New Zealand physiotherapist James Montgomery said the abdominal tear in his abdomen could take upto 2-3 weeks to heal. "We are hopeful that we will be able get Martin ready to play at Worcester but we will see how he recovers. With good treatment and a reduced workload, the goal is to get him back on the park for some game time so he is available for selection for the first Test," he said.
Guptill, who was the leading run-scorer in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup with 547 runs at an average of 68.37 with a best of an unbeaten 237 against West Indies, was included in the Test squad for the England tour. His last Test came against England in May 2013 but drifted out of the side after scoring just four runs in the Leeds Test.
Guptill, who suffered the injury during his knock of 227 for Derbyshire against Gloucestershire last week, will be reassessed ahead of the final warm-up game against Worcestershire on May 14.
New Zealand physiotherapist James Montgomery said the abdominal tear in his abdomen could take upto 2-3 weeks to heal. "We are hopeful that we will be able get Martin ready to play at Worcester but we will see how he recovers. With good treatment and a reduced workload, the goal is to get him back on the park for some game time so he is available for selection for the first Test," he said.
Guptill, who was the leading run-scorer in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup with 547 runs at an average of 68.37 with a best of an unbeaten 237 against West Indies, was included in the Test squad for the England tour. His last Test came against England in May 2013 but drifted out of the side after scoring just four runs in the Leeds Test.
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