Washington Sundar ruled out of the upcoming West Indies T20I series

Young India all-rounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the Twenty20 series against West Indies. The Chennai-born spinner, who returned to the international cricket in the recent ODI series against West Indies after a long injury-forced hiatus, will need a few weeks more to recover, it is learned as well.

A Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) official said to Cricbuzz that it is a Grade 1 hamstring injury and he will have to report at the NCA on Tuesday (February 15) as well. He will apparently need to spend three weeks at the NCA. The three-match Twenty20 International series against West Indies will begin in Kolkata on February 16.

However, Washington Sundar left the Indian camp in Kolkata. The Indian team had a net session at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday (February 14) evening as well. And, he will soon start undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore as well.

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BCCI comments on Washington Sundar

Notably, he is the third player to be out of the Twenty20 series against West Indies after vice-captain KL Rahul and all-rounder Axar Patel as well. While Rahul has sustained an upper left hamstring strain during the fielding in the second ODI (vs West Indies) on February 9, Axar has resumed the final stage of his rehabilitation after recently recovering from the COVID-19, as per the BCCI.

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“They will now head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further management of their injury,” the BCCI said recently said. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda as replacements.” However, the selection committee hasn’t yet announced a replacement for Washington Sundar because of Bio-security protocols.

On the other hand, at the IPL mega auction on Saturday, Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for an impressive Rs 8.75 crore as well.

India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda