Sunrisers Hyderabad leader Bhuvneshwar Kumar was ruled out of the ongoing IPL on Monday with a thigh injury that could also kill his hopes of being part of the Indian team’s tour of Australia later this year. Bhuvneshwar suffered the injury while playing in the 19th inning for the Chennai Super Kings during their October 2 clash here and limped off the field after a single delivery.
“Bhuvneshwar Kumar is out of IPL with a thigh injury. It’s probably a grade 2 or 3 injury, which could mean you would be out for at least 6 to 8 weeks. In fact, I could rule him out of the India tour of Australia, ”a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
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Bhuvneshwar had been in decent shape during this year’s IPL with an economy rating of less than 7 in four games with three wickets. His injury will be a massive blow to SRH captain David Warner as he fights for quality death bowlers on his side, who has little experience.
In the case of Bhuvneshwar, he could stay in the UAE, as the Indian team’s physio Nitin Patel is also there as part of the BCCI medical team.
As a centrally recruited player, the rehabilitation of Bhuvneshwar will be entirely handled by the BCCI.
However, for the past year, Bhuvneshwar has been largely out, due to a lateral strain and hamstring injuries, and only recently did he return during the IPL. he had missed the New Zealand tour earlier this year.
With this current injury, your willingness to return to competitive cricket after breaking every three months for the past year could surprise the injury management process.
India will play four test matches during the Australian tour at the end of the year.
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