India keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik had to leave the field after some trouble in the back in the second half of the South African innings in the T20 World Cup 2022 match that was played in Perth on Sunday.
Rishabh Pant was called to keep wickets for the remainder of the game and now a report has suggested that Dinesh Karthik might not play in the next encounter against Bangladesh due to back spasms.
The primary reason could be extremely cold conditions which can cause these kinds of niggles. The extent of severity of the back spasm couldn't be confirmed but normally it takes anything between three to five days for the pain to heal, if it is a minor one.
"Karthik felt pain in his lower back. We haven't heard about the severity of his back spasm. The medical team is working to get him fit as heat treatment and massaging helps reduce the discomfort, quickly. So don't rule him out yet," a senior BCCI official told PTI.
Karthik has had an underwhelming tournament so far as he scored 1 against Pakistan and 6 off 15 balls against South Africa. His keeping was also under par against the Netherlands and despite being the finisher, he couldn’t cope with the bounce at Perth and failed to support Suryakumar Yadav in their 52-run stand.
(PTI inputs)
