EffigyBeginning:GETTYIMAGESIshantSharmahasreportedlyinjuredhimselfduringabreedingseanceandissettorepresentruledoutforaconsiderableamountofmoneyofmeter.
DelhiCapitalscouldconfrontapotentiallyimportantreversalaheadofthebeginningoftheirAmerindPremierLeaguepoliticalcampaign,asIshantSharmahasreportedlysufferedwithanhurtduringabreedingseance.
AccordingtoareportfromCricbuzz,theexperiencedIndianpacerinjuredhisbackaheadoftheside’sfirstmatchagainstKingsXIPunjablatertoday,andcouldbeoutfora”considerableamountoftime.”
IshanthadearliersufferedfromanankleinjuryinJanuarythisyear.WhileheplayedinthefirstTestagainstNewZealandinFebruary,heinjuredthesameankleagain,andwasforcedtositonthesidelinesduringthesecondgameoftheseries.
IshantistheleadingIndianpacerforDelhiCapitalsandinhisabsence,thesidemayhavetoturntooneofMohitSharma,AveshKhan,TusharDeshpandeandHarshalPatelforaspotintheplayingXI.
TheDelhiCapitalswillbegintheirIPL2020campaigntodayagainstKingsXIPunjab.ShreyasIyer’ssidewillbeaimingtokeepthemomentumfromtheirlastseason,whentheyreachedtheplay-offstageafterfinishingthirdinthegrouptable.
EarlieronSaturday,theIPLkickedofftoanelectrifyingstartasMahendraSinghDhoni’sChennaiSuperKingsdefeateddefendingchampionsMumbaiIndiansbyfivewickets.AmbatiRayudu(71off48deliveries) andSamCurran(1/28&18off6deliveries) shinedforCSKintheirfirstwinoverMIinsixattempts.
