Injured Players of Team India: Team India is currently facing a big problem of injuries. A total of 13 players are trying to regain fitness due to various injuries. It seems as if an entire team is out injured. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has synovitis in his left knee. Fluid was removed from his knee and joint injections were also given, but he is still feeling difficulty even while jogging. Whereas Hardik Pandya is suffering from quadriceps injury and pain in his right calf. He has started bowling drills again from 10th August.
Washington Sundar is undergoing physical therapy at the Center of Excellence to recover from a right hamstring injury, while Sai Sudarshan is troubled by a stress reaction in his right leg. Sai has practiced net for 75 minutes, but the pain in the toe continues after practice and now the final MRI report is awaited. Nitish Kumar Reddy’s quadriceps injury on his left thigh has improved and he has reached ‘Return to Skills’ training. He also bowled 16 overs at 60-70 percent efficiency last week.
Harshit Rana also injured
Harshit Rana is also recovering from right hamstring strain and has seen improvement in his fitness. Riyan Parag is rehabilitating after right shoulder surgery, while Yudvir Singh Charak is not bowling at the moment due to a shoulder injury. Varun Chakravarthy is completing rehab to recover from a left hamstring strain. Meanwhile, Akashdeep Singh is suffering from stress fracture of lower back and is currently resting under medical supervision, so that his bone can heal completely.
Ashok Sharma’s condition is critical
Apart from this, Himanshu Singh is undergoing therapy for his right knee injury and Suyyash Sharma is also undergoing rehabilitation in Bengaluru to recover from the knee problem. Ashok Sharma’s condition is also serious, as he has a stress fracture in the lower back along with a fracture in the 11th rib. He is currently on non-impact rest. In such a situation, the 13 players of Team India suffering from different injuries have become a big challenge for the team management and the fitness of these players is being constantly monitored.