Glenn Phillips Rules out of Zimbabwe Tour: New Zealand has suffered a major setback in the T20I Tri -series being played in Zimbabwe. New Zealand star all -rounder Glenn Philips Zimbabwe is out of the T20I series. Philips are out of the series due to a back injury. Philips suffered this injury during the Major League cricket final before the tour.

After reaching Zimbabwe, the team medical staff examined the Philips, which found that it could take them several weeks to recover completely. Due to this injury, he has not only been out of the limited overs series, but he has also been out of the upcoming two Test matches. In which he was included.

Two more will return to their country with Philips

Tim Robinson has been included in the team as a cover player in place of Philips, who will remain with the team in the remaining matches of the T20 tri-series running with Zimbabwe. Miche Hi Hai and Jimmy Neesham will also return to New Zealand from Zimbabwe. Team management has not yet announced the option of Philips in the Test team.

Great performance in MLC

Glenn Philips played 10 matches for Washington Freedom in MLC 2024, scoring 186 runs at an average of 62 and a strike rate of 139.84. However, his team suffered a defeat to Mi New York in the final. This is the second time he has been harassed by a back injury this year. Earlier in IPL 2024, he was included as an alternative from Gujarat Titans, but had to stay out of most of the matches due to injury.

Finn allen too out

New Zealand suffered another setback when Finn Alan also hurt his leg while playing for San Francisco Unicorn during Major League cricket. He was selected for the first tour, but now he too is out of the team.

What did coach Rob Walter say?

New Zealand’s new head coach Rob Walter said losing a player with a capacity of Glenn Philips is definitely disappointing. Like Finn, we are also very sad for Glenn and it is really regret to be out of this series. We know that he was very keen on taking the field for New Zealand. We hope that he will return soon and I am eagerly waiting for that moment.