{"id":369850,"date":"2023-09-18T11:33:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T11:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/18\/tim-southee-will-be-given-every-chance-to-prove-his-fitness-says-gary-stead-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T11:33:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T11:33:57","slug":"tim-southee-will-be-given-every-chance-to-prove-his-fitness-says-gary-stead-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/18\/tim-southee-will-be-given-every-chance-to-prove-his-fitness-says-gary-stead-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Southee will be given every chance to prove his fitness, says Gary Stead | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->New Zealand<!-- -->&#8216;s premier fast bowler, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tim-southee\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Tim Southee-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tim-southee\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Southee<\/a>, will have an opportunity to demonstrate his fitness in preparation for the upcoming World Cup in India, according to head coach <!-- -->Gary Stead<!-- -->.<br \/>Southee sustained a thumb injury when he attempted to take a catch during the fourth ODI against England last week. The extent of his injury will be determined after consultations with specialists in his home country.<\/p>\n<p>Stead and the team management will make a decision regarding the 34-year-old&#8217;s participation in the World Cup based on the advice and assessment provided by the specialists.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Until then, we can&#8217;t make a call around the World Cup. We&#8217;ll just need to understand the time frames and what that looks like and once we have that information, we will then be able to move forward and make a decision.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;We&#8217;ll want to give Tim every chance of proving his fitness. There will be an element of the unknown being that it&#8217;s a bone fracture, and at some stage he will have to start catching balls and bowling again.<br \/>&#8220;The healing process in the next 10 to 12 days will be pretty important for him as well,&#8221; Stead told reporters.<br \/>Following their 1-3 defeat in the ODIs against England, the New Zealand team, often referred to as the &#8220;Black Caps,&#8221; have traveled to Bangladesh for a three-match ODI series set to commence on Thursday.<br \/>Before the World Cup, they are scheduled to participate in warm-up matches against Pakistan and South Africa on September 29 and October 2, respectively. The tournament will officially kick off with their opening match against England on October 5.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1\" msid=\"103758362\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-103758362,width-600,resizemode-4\/103758362.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Southee, who previously featured in the 2011 <!-- -->ODI World Cup<!-- --> held in India, is set to participate in his fourth ODI World Cup.<br \/>It&#8217;s worth noting that teams have the flexibility to make changes to their 15-player World Cup squad until September 28. After this date, any alterations will require approval from the <!-- -->International Cricket Council<!-- --> (ICC).<br \/>New Zealand&#8217;s heartbreaking loss to England in the 2019 World Cup final, where they were defeated on boundary countback after a tied Super Over, remains a memorable moment in cricket history.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/tim-southee-will-be-given-every-chance-to-prove-his-fitness-says-gary-stead\/articleshow\/103758380.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: New Zealand&#8216;s premier fast bowler, Tim Southee, will have an opportunity to demonstrate his fitness in preparation for the upcoming World Cup in India, according to head coach Gary Stead.Southee sustained a thumb injury when he attempted to take a catch during the fourth ODI against England last week. 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