Overview
- New Zealand Cricket confirmed Friday that scans showed a grade-three ACL tear in Santner’s left shoulder and prescribed at least one month of rest and rehab.
- Santner suffered the injury on April 23 while taking a diving catch for Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings, striking his shoulder and head before a concussion substitute batted.
- He will miss the one-off Test against Ireland on May 27 and the first Test against England on June 4, with his availability for the later England Tests to be reviewed.
- Mumbai Indians replaced the sidelined all-rounder on April 27 by signing South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj for the rest of the IPL season.
- Santner, New Zealand’s white-ball captain and a key spin-bowling all-rounder, now leaves a selection and balance gap for both country and club, with any July return floated by some outlets still dependent on medical reassessment.