New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): New Zealand suffered a massive blow ahead of next year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup title defence with news that star spinner Eden Carson will miss the tournament as she recovers from shoulder surgery, as per the ICC website.

Carson played a significant role in helping the White Ferns claim their inaugural T20 World Cup title in Dubai last year when she collected nine wickets at an average of 16.33, and the 24-year-old was expected to form a big part of their title defence for the 2026 edition of the tournament in England and Wales from June 12.

But a decision has been made to send Carson away for surgery immediately on the troublesome shoulder she first hurt before this year's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, and the right-armer will require a total of

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