Shane bond was ruled out of the test against the Pakistan due to a torn abdominal muscle after the 1st test. Bond was the man of the match in the 1st test by picking up 8-wickets. Bond suffered minor abdominal discomfort and the scans on tuesday revealed a one-centimetre tear in an abdominal muscle. New Zealand team manager, Dave Currie said that bond has been rested for the 2nd and 3rd test test as a precautionary measure.

Bond has been out of action for a lot of time due to injury. “Just rerun the tapes mate,” Bond said, alluding to his never-ending struggle to stay match-fit. “It’s not what I expected. There was a little bit of niggle there during the game but during the last session (on Saturday) there was nothing.

“I’ve had aches and pains there for a long time and when you go into a Test with four bowlers you want peace of mind that everything’s fine. I’ve prepared for this for the last four months. I’ve bowled a lot of overs in the nets and had the one-day series … the amount of overs has probably attributed to it but that’s cricket.”

Bond admitted he didn’t want to risk playing the next Test, for the injury, despite not being very serious at this point, could worsen and affect his future prospects. “I could probably play but if I did there was a chance I could blow it completely and then you’re out for a long time,” he said.

Bond is expected to recover before the start of Bangladesh home series early next year. “I’m a positive person but I’m also a realist,” Bond said. “I don’t like doing this, I feel like it lets the team down. I’m sure the team finds it a pain on the backside to have someone coming in and out all the time.

“I’ll have to take some time over Christmas and have a think about it and see what we do.”

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