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| Pakistan New Zealand Test series, 2009/10 |
| Vettori fit for first test against Pakistan |
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| Date: 16 November, 2009(Monday) |
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Cricdb staff writer
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Captain Daniel Vettori has been cleared for the first Test against Pakistan but fast bowler Kyle Mills needs surgery and will miss entire Test series which begins at Dunedin on November 22.
Vettori returned from New Zealand's limited-overs and Twenty20 series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday with mild concussion after being struck on his helmet grill by a Mohammed Aamer bouncer and with an injury to his bowling shoulder.
The left-arm spinner consulted an orthopaedic surgeon this morning[Monday] and scans confirm some structural damage to the joint but will not affect his ability to bowl. Physiotherapy rehabilitation exercises will assist with the ongoing management of this injury.
Mills on other hand will undergo surgery within two weeks to fix a torn rotator cuff in his shoulder and tendon damage in his right knee, New Zealand Cricket said. A key member of New Zealand’s one-day team, Mills was less likely to be chosen for the Dunedin test and is expected to be out of action for a minimum of four months with the major goal for his return to fitness being the ICC World Twenty20 starting in April 2010.
Pakistan arrived in New Zealand for its 'home' series in New Zealand which has been transferred to the country due to security and safety issues in Pakistan.
© Cricdb
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