Brandon McCullum ruled out of ongoing One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka due to back injury which is more serious than first thought.
The New Zealand captain is out of tomorrow’s fifth and final ODI against Sri Lanka at Bay Oval and was not in the T20 squad for the next two matches anyway.
McCullum damaged his back crashing into advertising hoardings at Christchurch during the second ODI on December 28.
There had been slight hopes he might have been ready for the fourth match at Nelson on Saturday, which only lasted nine overs.
But now he will rest until the start of the ODI series against Pakistan.
