Mitchell McClenaghan leaves the field after being hit. Photo / getty
Mitchell McClenaghan has posted an updated photo of his eye injury received in yesterday's one-day international win over Pakistan.
The fast bowler has had to be driven by his mother back to his Auckland home, unable to fly.
McClenaghan made 31 off 18 balls before retiring hurt at the end
of the New Zealand innings. He suffered the blow to his left eye from the penultimate ball of the innings from Anwar Ali.
Trent Boult, the batsman who replaced McClenaghan for the final delivery, said the injury brought home the impact of short-pitched bowling, especially in the wake of Australian test cricketer Phil Hughes' death from a blow to the base of the skull in November 2014.
"It's tragic what has happened over the last wee while," Boult said. "It churns your stomach and is hard to talk about, but we've got to move on.
