Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor is set to undergo an eye surgery post the second Test match against Pakistan at Hamilton, starting November 25.
The surgery is set to keep the right-handed batsman out for four to six weeks which means he’ll miss the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia in December.
Suffering from a benign growth on his left eye, called a “pterygium”, Taylor admitted he doesn’t feel much trouble while batting now but New Zealand’s physiotherapist Tommy Simsek believes it should be removed before the size of it gets larger and starts mounting more issues while playing.
“Ross has a pterygium on his left eye, which is gradually getting bigger. Both the specialists he has seen in recent days have advised Ross still has 20/20 vision, and Ross himself feels confident he is ready to play,” Simsek said.
“But Ross will still need to undergo a medical procedure on his eye to remove the pterygium before it gets any larger. He’ll have surgery following the Test, which rule him out of cricket for approximately four to six weeks.”
Missing out on his services for the ODI series against the country’s neighboring rivals Australia which happens between December 4 to December 9, the Kiwis might feel an extra pressure in the middle-order despite Ross’ poor run-of-form in the recently concluded series against India.
The eye surgery might also keep him out of the Bangladesh series which starts with an ODI on the boxing day in Christchurch.