India T20 Captain Suryakumar out of first round of Duleep Trophy with injury
The T20 captain of Indian cricket team Surya Kumar Yadav has been ruled out of the opening round of the 2024-25 Duleep Trophy to take care of his hand injury which he got during last week pre- season match for Mumbai at the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament in Coimbatore. Suryakumar has been advised rest and is currently at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for a routine assessment.
In the second innings off the game Surya Kumar Yadav did not bad against TNCA XI last week, after injuring his hand while fielding on the third day. At the time, the team management of Mumbai confirmed the move was precautionary keeping in mind his participation in the season-opening Duleep Trophy.
Recently Suryakumar expressed his eagerness to pitch for a Test comeback. Having not played any first-class cricket in over a year, Suryakumar made himself available for the pre-season Buchi Babu Tournament to tune up for red-ball cricket with India slated to play 10 Tests over the next five months, starting with the two-match series against Bangladesh from September 19 in Chennai.