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BLACKCAPS batsman Aaron Redmond has been flown to South Africa today to replace the injured Jesse Ryder at the ICC Champions Trophy.
Redmond was in Brisbane with the Otago Volts squad, which is preparing for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 tournament, when he received the call-up to the BLACKCAPS squad.
The ICC has approved the change in the New Zealand squad for the tournament, which came after Ryder was forced out due to an injury to his left groin sustained during his side’s 38-run victory over Sri Lanka at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Redmond, the 30-year-old right-hand batsman, has played seven Tests and three Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand, but has never before represented his country in a One Day International.
He was called into the BLACKCAPS squad for the ICC World Twenty20 competition in England earlier this year in similar fashion - drafted in from English league cricket to cover injuries to Ryder and Ross Taylor.
He made a dramatic impact on his first appearance at that event, slamming 63 off 30 balls against Ireland.
New Zealand will play its next match against England at the Wanderers on Tuesday (29 September), needing victory to be sure of progressing to the semi-final.
