Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bowler T Natarajan has been ruled out of the IPL 2021 due to his knee problem and will be undergoing surgery to sort the issues.
30-year-old Natarajan had played only two out of the four games for Sunrisers Hyderabad this season. He originally sustained this injury during the tour of Australia earlier this year.
“I am sad to miss the remaining games (this IPL). Since I played well last season and went on to play for India, my expectations were high. Unfortunately, I have to undergo knee surgery and will miss this season,” Natarajan said in a video posted by SRH on Twitter.
“I have no words to say right now. I wish Sunrisers to go out and win every game this season. Best wishes” added the bowler.
A BCCI source told PTI about the injury concerns with T Natarajan.
“Natarajan never fully recovered from his knee injury. He went for rehabilitation at the NCA (National Cricket Academy) but it is now evident that even when he was declared fit to make a return against England, he was not 100 percent match ready. Now he could be out for a longer period as he had rushed his comeback without doing proper rehab,” the source said.
Natarajan had a meteoric rise after his brilliant performance in IPL 2020, which enabled him to make his India debut in all three formats on the Australia tour.
(PTI inputs)
