Pat Cummins will not take part in the rest of the IPL as he is set to leave for home to recuperate from a minor hip injury, as indicated by a report.
A report in cricket.com.au said that the Australian Test skipper, who was roped in by KKR for Rs 7.25 crore, is getting back to Sydney for his rehabilitation ahead of the national team’s tour of Sri Lanka next month.
The report adds that Cummins’ recuperation is supposed to take a fortnight.
Other than leading the Test side, Cummins is likewise an indispensable individual from the ODI and T20 teams as Australia is set to set out on a furious 18-drawn out cricket schedule.
The Sri Lanka visit will be trailed by Australia’s T20 World Cup title defense at home, a five-Test home summer, a Test visit through India and an away Ashes crusade.
The Aussies will return to India for the ODI World Cup in October 2023.
The KKR management, nonetheless, is yet to affirm the turn of events. Cummins played just five matches in the IPL this year and got seven wickets at a strike rate of 17.0.
With the bat, he scored 63 runs, which incorporates a blasting 14-ball 56 not out against Mumbai Indians the joint highest fifty throughout the entire existence of the IPL last month.
KKR are near the precarious edge of disposal, having only 10
points from 12 games. They will confront Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday.
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