Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav ruled out of Sri Lanka T20Is

The injured players will head to the National Cricket Academy, Bengaluru, for rehab.

Published : Feb 22, 2022 21:54 IST

It remains to be seen if Chahar will be fit for the Indian Premier League which is expected to begin in the last week of March.

Fast bowler Deepak Chahar and batter Suryakumar Yadav have been ruled out of the upcoming T20 series against Sri Lanka, the BCCI announced on Wednesday.

Deepak and Suryakumar are both injured. Deepak sustained a right quadriceps injury during bowling while Suryakumar suffered a hairline fracture during a fielding attempt in the third T20I against West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday .

Both players will head to the National Cricket Academy, Bengaluru, for rehab.

India's T20 squad

Rohit Sharma (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan.