The ankle injury of Suryakumar Yadav, who recently led Team India to victory in back to back T20 series under his captaincy, is serious. In such a situation, he will not be able to return to the cricket field till February. This information has come to light in a report.
An Indian Express report quoting sources said that when Suryakumar Yadav returned to India from South Africa last week, his ankle was scanned. Grade-2 level tear was found in it. In such a situation, considering the seriousness of the injury, he will no longer be able to take part in the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan in January.
T20 World Cup preparations suffered a setback
Afghanistan series is the last T20 series of Team India before the T20 World Cup. This is the only series left for Team India to find the right combination for its T20 World Cup preparations. In such a situation, due to Surya’s absence from this series, the Indian team’s T20 World Cup preparations will definitely suffer to some extent.
Got injured in Johannesburg T20
Surya twisted his ankle while fielding in the last match of the three-match T20 series. Surya had scored a wonderful century in the first innings of this match. After this, when South Africa came to bat, he suffered this injury while throwing the ball after stopping a shot by the Proteas batsman in the third over.
After this he was immediately taken out of the field by the physio. Here vice captain Ravindra Jadeja took command of Team India in the remaining match. Team India won this match by 106 runs and Suryakumar Yadav was the ‘Player of the Match’. In the presentation ceremony after the match, when Suryakumar Yadav was asked about his injury, he replied that I am fine. I can walk. That means the injury is not very serious.