India, Oct. 23 -- India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the second T20I against New Zealand after sustaining a low-grade right adductor strain during the series opener in Christchurch. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the development on Friday, October 23, ahead of the second match scheduled for Saturday.

The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring Kishan's progress, but the board has not announced a timeline for his return.

"Ishan Kishan is ruled out of the second T20I against New Zealand due to a low grade right adductor strain, which he sustained during the first T20I of the series. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring his progress," the BCCI said in its official statement.

The injury is a set...