Ish Sodhi replaces injured Todd Astle in New Zealand ODI squad against India
A groin strain has ruled out Todd Astle from the upcoming ODI and T20 series against India.
"Astle suffered the injury in a warm-up game between the BLACKCAPS and a President Board’s XI in Mumbai on Tuesday. Further assessment and a scan confirmed Astle to have suffered a tear on his right side, which will see him ruled out for around three weeks," the country's cricket board said in a statement.
Ish Sodhi, who was originally only named in the Twenty20 squad, will replace Astle in the ODI side.
New Zealand Coach Mike Hesson said it was cruel timing for Astle.
“Todd was really impressive in the recent New Zealand A tour over here and had done everything he possibly could to get himself ready for this series,” said Hesson.
New Zealand team is currently in India.
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