Dubai: Delhi Capitals pacer Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League season, the franchise confirmed on Monday (October 12). Ishant initially experienced pain on his rib cage and it’s been revealed that he has sustained a muscle tear.
“Ishant Sharma experienced an acute episode of left rib cage pain while bowling at a team training session on 7 October 2020 in Dubai,” the franchise said in a statement. “Subsequent investigations revealed that he sustained a left internal oblique muscle tear. “
Despite being a vital cog in that bowling line-up, featuring 13 times last season, the injury forced Ishant to play just a solitary game this season, in which he went wicketless against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Delhi have used the likes of Avesh Khan, Mohit Sharma and more recently Harshal Patel to fill Ishant’s void in the XI with neither of them managing to nail their spot. However, they have still made a bright start to their campaign, winning five out of their seven games so far, sharing the top spot with Mumbai Indians.
