Rising New Zealand star Jesse Ryder is out of cricket for up to three months after injuring his hand in a bar celebrating New Zealand's one-day series win over England, officials said Sunday.
Ryder damaged an index finger and thumb when he broke a window early Sunday while trying to access a toilet which had been locked.
New Zealand officials said it would be six weeks before Ryder could start light training and up to three months before he can play competitively again.
The 23-year-old requires a reconstruction to the exterior tendon on his index finger, a flap reconstruction and a skin graft.
Ryder partnered Brendon McCullum at the top of the New Zealand innings in Christchurch on Saturday when they put on 100 in 11 overs to lay the platform for a 34-run win to take the series 3-1.