IPL 2020: Bhuvneshwar Kumar suffered the injury during his match against CSK.© BCCI / IPL
India and SunRisers Hyderabad fast pitcher Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been excluded from the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a hip injury sustained during his win over Chennai Super Kings at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday . Speaking to ANI, team sources confirmed that the pacemaker will have to skip the cash-rich league due to the injury.
“Bhuvi will no longer be able to participate in this year’s tournament as he has been ruled out with a hip injury. A great blow for sure as he is someone who leads the bowling unit and is also an integral part of the bowling group leadership on the ground, “said the source.
Bhuvneshwar suffered the injury and left the field at 19. He tried bowling and had to stop twice before the physiotherapist decided he had to leave and no longer participate in the game.
Speaking after the game, captain David Warner had said that he did not have much idea of the severity of the injury since he was on the field and that he would have to consult with the physical therapist. “I’m not really sure, I have to talk to the physio, I can answer this question when we have more information,” Warner had said at the post-match press conference.
In the draw for the next game against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday, Warner had said it looked like the pacemaker would miss a couple of games. But the hip injury will see him miss the season as it is also an integral part of India’s plans for the series against Australia that follows the IPL.
Promoted
India will play a full series against Australia after this, which will see them battle it out in a four-match test series, followed by a series of limited overs. Initially, Virat Kohli and the children were ready to start a T20I series with their sights set on the T20 World Cup, but that plan was abandoned when the coronavirus pandemic saw the main event postponed.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and was released from a press release)
Topics mentioned in this article
.
