Ankle tear rules Ishant Sharma out of New Zealand Test series: DDCA
Team Udayavani, Jan 21, 2020, 5:11 PM IST
New Delhi: Senior India pacer Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of next month’s two-Test series in New Zealand after sustaining an ankle tear during a Ranji Trophy game here, a Delhi state cricket association official said on Tuesday.
Ishant, playing for Delhi, had twisted his ankle on his follow-through while bowling against Vidarbha on Monday. The Test series against New Zealand is scheduled to start from February 21 in Wellington.
“Ishant Sharma’s MRI report shows a Grade 3 ankle tear and it is serious. He has been advised six weeks of rest and rehabilitation. It is indeed a big blow,” DDCA general secretary Vinod Tihara told PTI.
Another DDCA official added, “Luckily there is no fracture. There is an ankle tear. The moment he is in a position to walk, he will travel to NCA.”
However, the Indian cricket board is yet to issue a statement on Ishant’s injury.
“It’s a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in BCCI as we will again do his MRI to ascertain the degree of tear and decide on his rehabilitation,” a BCCI source said.
Fellow Delhi pacer Navdeep Saini is likely to replace the 96-Test veteran in the Test squad.
Ishant was in the middle of his second Ranji Trophy this season, having played the opening home game against Hyderabad last month.
The 31-year-old is an integral part of arguably India’s best-ever pace attack comprising Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav.
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