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Follow UsSri Lanka Cricket (SLC) CEO Ashley de Silva has confirmed that Wanindu Hasaranga will take no part in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and will spend the next month rehabbing, hoping to recover in time for the T20 World Cup in June.
Hasaranga was bought for his base price of 1.50 crore at the auction table by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and was expected to join the SRH camp next week. However, that is now unlikely to happen as the heel injury the leg-spinner picked up seems to be worse than initially feared.
“He is not taking part in the IPL as he needs to do some rehabilitation after meeting the podiatrist,” SLC CEO Ashley de Silva was quoted as saying by Sunday Times Sri Lanka.
“There’s a swelling in the heel and he has been playing with injections. So he has decided to get this issue sorted out before the World Cup and informed us of his decision to skip the IPL this year,” de Silva added.
Should Hasaranga be ruled out, it will be a massive blow for SRH, who do not currently have another overseas spinner in the squad.
Prior to the auction, SRH released England’s Adil Rashid, who played two games for them last season.
