Unfortunately, Chennai Super Kings’ all-rounder Kedar Jadhav has been ruled out of the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 due to a hamstring injury. The Pune-born all-rounder suffered the injury during the curtain-raiser of the tournament between the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium on April 7.

Jadhav sustained a grade 2 hamstring muscle tear while batting during Chennai’s thrilling chase, and had to be retired hurt in the middle. He came back to the crease in the last over of the match and took the Super Kings past the finishing line with a six and a four of the fourth delivery and fifth of the over.

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During the post-match ceremony, Kedar asserted that there are certain chances that he will be out of the tournament for a while, although the extent of the injury wasn’t clear then.

Talking about his injury Kedar said, “I might not play for the next couple of weeks. I could not run and I told Immy (Imran Tahir) I will take all six balls (in the final over). With six balls and seven runs, they were bowling same lengths and I just needed a big hit, (Imran Tahir) I will take all six balls (in the final over). With six balls and seven runs, they were bowling same lengths and I just needed a big hit.”

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The CSK team management is set to announce a replacement for him, but they have approached the English pacer David Willey and Adil Rashid as the replacement, but the confirmation is awaited. Jadhav’s injury might now force Ambati Rayudu to return to the middle order. He had opened the innings alongside Shane Watson against MI due to Faf du Plessis’s absence.