DUBAI (UAE): India fast bowler Ishant Sharma was ruled out for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season after tearing a muscle during a training session, his franchise Delhi Capitals said on Monday.
“Delhi Capitals fast bowler Ishant Sharma experienced an acute episode of left rib cage pain while bowling at a team training session on 7 October 2020 in Dubai,” said a Delhi statement.
The 32-year-old has played just one game for Delhi, who are level on 10 points with table-toppers Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Twenty20 tournament.
“Subsequent investigations revealed that he sustained a left internal oblique muscle tear. This injury will unfortunately rule him out of the remainder of the Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020,” the statement added.
Sharma, who has played 97 Tests and 80 ODI internationals for India, is the second blow for the Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi, who lost leg-spinner Amit Mishra to a finger injury last week.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have also been hit by injuries with Australia’s Mitchell Marsh and Indian quick Bhuvneshwar Kumar ruled out of the IPL.
