Chennai suffer massive jolt as New Zealand all-rounder set to miss Men’s Indian T20 League 2023

New Zealand all-rounder Kyle Jamison was signed by Chennai during the 2023 Men’s Indian T20 League player auction. He was signed for a sum of one crore. Notably, his base price was the same going into the auction. The New Zealand all-rounder has been injured since the tour of England in June last year. During the three-match series, the right-hander sustained a stress fracture.

Given the nature of the injury, the lanky pacer hasn’t played the game at all. However, at the time of the auctions, the four-time Indian T20 League winner was hoping for him to recover for the tournament. They had a glimmer of hope as Jamison was set to play the upcoming one of the two Tests against England. However, it seems that the 28-year-old might miss the 16th season of the biggest T20 League.

We have taken a cautious approach to manage Kyle Jamison’s return: Gary Stead

Speaking on the issue, the Kiwi head coach, Gary Stead expressed his disappointment over the matter. He said that Kyle had put up a lot of hard work to get back on the field. Stead added that since the injury took place in June last year, the team management will be cautious. This will certainly mean that the former Bangalore player in the Men’s Indian T20 League will definitely miss the tournament.

“It’s really gutting for Kyle to have this happen after he’d put so much hard work in to getting himself back on the park,” Gary Stead, the head coach of New Zealand, remarked.

“Since the injury in June we’ve certainly taken a cautious approach to managing his return with regular monitoring by our medical staff which has included scans.

“While Kyle’s not feeling any pain, the evidence is pretty clear he has a stress fracture and so he’ll return to Christchurch today and have a CT scan on Friday before we decide on the next steps.”