New Zealand quick bowler Will O’Rourke will probably be sidelined for as much as three months due to a stress fracture in his decrease again.
O’Rourke sustained the harm throughout New Zealand’s check sequence in Zimbabwe earlier this month.
He won’t need to bear surgical procedure however will participate in a power and conditioning program.
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O’Rourke is more likely to miss New Zealand’s Twenty20 sequence in opposition to Australia, the T20 and one-day sequence in opposition to England in October and white ball sequence in opposition to the West Indies in November.
He might return for New Zealand’s three-test sequence in opposition to the West Indies in December.
The 24-year-old O’Rourke has shortly turn out to be a mainstay of New Zealand’s tempo assault, taking 39 wickets in 11 exams since his debut in opposition to South Africa final 12 months.
Revealed on Aug 26, 2025