An exciting New Zealand batsman Will Young has decided to undergo right shoulder surgery despite being a reserve player for the ICC World Cup 2019. Thus, he is highly-likely going to be out of action for the remainder of the year.
“There’s a huge amount of ‘ifs’ going all the way to England as batting cover – you might get added to the squad if something bad happens to one of the top batsmen, but you’re not even guaranteed there to get a game. So, there were too many ‘ifs’ to play through the pain and go down that route,” Young told Radio Sport.
Young damaged his shoulder in April while partaking in the training camp in Lincoln. Instead of risking himself, Young has taken a bold decision to undergo the knife.
However, the rehabilitation procedure will take a minimum of six months – to allow Young to hit the ground running.
He is high-likely set to miss the Sri Lanka tour apart from home series against Australia.
During his interview, Young revealed he is facing a problem with his ‘throwing shoulder’. He added he is continuously battling through the pain.
Young stated that the MRI revealed things aren’t looking good. Adding, he discussed with Kiwis head coach Gary Stead apart from the physios. Thus, he has reached a conclusion to opt for the surgery.
“My throwing shoulder isn’t really where it needs to be, I’ve been in quite a lot of pain throwing. I had an MRI scan the day before. I flew out to Australia and the results weren’t good. And I’ve done some damage in there that requires surgery. I’ve had a chat to [coach Gary Stead] and the physios and the doctors and we’ve come to the conclusion that surgery will be required on my shoulder,” Young said.
Concurrently, Young is the part of New Zealand XI squad facing Australia at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane. The teams are facing off in the three-match series as hosts are preparing for the World Cup 2019.
Young wants to sort things at the earliest:
However, even though batting through the problem, Young has managed to score 60 in the first of the three-match warm-up fixtures against Australia’s senior team.
“So, after these games in Australia, I’m going to be returning home to get that surgery done as soon as possible. And to start the lengthy rehab process – which is something I’m not looking forward to and is hugely gutting. Just after it was announced that I was getting a contract,” Young added.
Earlier, Young missed on to make the Test debut against Bangladesh, in the third and final Test of the home-bound in Christchurch. But the Test was called off due to the barbaric attack in the city which left at least 50 dead and over dozens injured in two separate mosque incidents.
Thus, the Test series came to a premature end with Kiwis winning both of their games.
The 26-year-old uncapped cricketer has represented domestic team – Central District.
While emerging as a prominent batsman that subsequently put him among the list of contracted players, Will further is among 20 leading players in New Zealand.
Young has featured in 69 first-class matches apart from 56 List A fixtures. Also, he has played 65 Twenty20s so far.