New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the ODI series against Bangladesh due to an elbow injury. 

Kane Williamson, who recently captained New Zealand in their T20I series victory over Australia, has suffered a minor tear in his left elbow, which has been irritating him for months. 

Addressing Williamson’s injury team's medical manager Dayle Shackel said that the New Zealand skipper needs a period of rest and rehabilitation to get the injury right. 

"Kane's been managing the elbow injury to varying degrees this summer and unfortunately it hasn't improved. He obviously has a high volume of training and playing across the three formats, which has inhibited his ability to recover. We believe he now needs a period of rest and rehabilitation to get the injury right," Dayle Shackle said in a statement.

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While talking about the same, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said that they want Williamson fit for the finals of ICC World Test Championship against India in June and added that the latter’s absence in the squad will be an opportunity for someone else.

"We've got a huge year of cricket ahead with an England Test tour and ICC World Test Championship Final first up in May and June, and we want to make sure we have Kane fit and firing for that.

"We will certainly miss his class and leadership in the upcoming Bangladesh series, but his omission will no doubt present an opportunity for someone else when the ODI squad is named," Gary Stead said. 

New Zealand ODI squad against Bangladesh will be announced on Thursday. The first ODI will kick start on Saturday, March 20 at the University of Otago Oval in Dunedin.

(AFP inputs)