Bhuvneshwar Kumar Injury Update: SRH Pacer Out of IPL 2020 With Thigh Muscle Injury, May Miss India Tour to Australia 2020-21
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Sunrisers Hyderabad's senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was on Monday ruled out of the ongoing IPL with a thigh muscle injury which could also end his hopes of being a part of the Indian team's tour of Australia later this year.
Dubai, October 5: Sunrisers Hyderabad's senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was on Monday ruled out of the ongoing IPL with a thigh muscle injury which could also end his hopes of being a part of the Indian team's tour of Australia later this year.
Bhuvneshwar sustained the injury while bowling the 19th over of Chennai Super Kings' innings during their October 2 clash here and hobbled out of the field after just one delivery. Also Read | RCB vs DC, IPL 2020 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals on Star Sports and Disney+Hotstar Online.
"Bhuvneshwar Kumar is out of IPL with a thigh muscle injury. It is probably a grade 2 or 3 injury, which could mean that he would be out for at least 6 to 8 weeks. It might effectively rule him out of India's tour of Australia," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
Bhuvneshwar had been in decent form during this year's IPL with an economy rate of less than 7 in four games with three wickets. His injury will be a massive blow to SRH skipper David Warner as he struggles for quality death bowlers in his side which is short on experience.
In case of Bhuvneshwar, he might stay back in the UAE as the Indian team's physio Nitin Patel is also there as part of the BCCI's medical team. Being a centrally-contracted player, Bhuvneshwar's rehabilitation will be entirely looked after by the BCCI. Sunrisers Hyderabad Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar Ruled Out of Dream11 IPL 2020 Due to Hip Injury: Sources.
However, for the past one year Bhuvneshwar has been mostly out, due to side strain and hamstring injuries and only recently, made a comeback during the IPL. he had missed the New Zealand tour earlier this year.
With this current injury, his readiness to return to competitive cricket after breaking down every three months during the last one year could raise eyebrows about the injury management process. India are to play four Test matches during the tour of Australia at year-end.
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