Clarke added as cover with Tickner following stand-down protocols

Kristian Clarke, the Northern Districts fast bowler, has been added to the New Zealand ODI squad to provide cover for Blair Tickner, New Zealand Cricket said in a statement on Monday. Tickner has been struck by a ball when batting during the second ODI against India on Saturday.

Tickner, who was replaced in the XI by Matt Fisher during that game in Wellington, has been cleared of concussion but he is required to follow the ICC's mandatory stand-down period of seven days from the date of match before returning to international cricket.

Clarke, who was part of the Northern Districts XI for the last set of Ford Trophy matches on Sunday, was in action for New Zealand A against India A in the four-day series prior to that and had average returns: four wickets across four innings with the ball and two useful knocks with the bat, 42 in the first game and 41 in the second. Clarke has played four ODIs and one T20I.

Lockie Ferguson, meanwhile, has been ruled out of the fourth and fifth ODIs as he has not fully recovered from the low-grade right calf tear sustained during the T20I series that had preceded the ODIs.

Matt Henry, who was initially cleared of concussion in Auckland following his collision with Devon Conway while training ahead of the ODI series, was reassessed in Wellington and "was advised he should aim to return for the fourth ODI," the statement said.

"Henry and Kyle Jamieson, who were initially heading to the Test camp in Wellington following the third ODI, will now remain with the squad for the fourth match," NZC said, adding that "two players are set to be added to the squad across games four and five."

Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips and Nathan Smith will leave for Wellington on Wednesday to prepare for the Test series that will begin on November 19. The squad itself "will be named in the coming days".

India are 2-0 up in the ODI series with three games left to be played after having won the T20I series 3-2.

New Zealand squad for the third ODI against India Mitchell Santner (capt), Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Tom Latham (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert, Nathan Smith, Will Young

New Zealand squad for the fourth ODI against India Mitchell Santner (capt), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher, Dean Foxcroft, Mitchell Hay (wk), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Tim Seifert (wk), Will Young

The squad for the fifth ODI will be named later.