Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has suffered a serious knee injury and will be expected to miss the entire domestic season. He has already returned to India with his IPL campaign in the UAE cut short. The out-of-favor Indain spinner who was with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is expected to go through a long rehabilitation process before making a comeback to competitive cricket.
An anonymous official close to PTI said, “Yes, we got the information that Kuldeep sustained a nasty knee injury during a practice session in UAE. Apparently while fielding, he twisted his knee and it was really bad at that point. “There was no chance that he could have taken any further part and was sent back to India.”
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According to recent reports, Kuldeep Yadav has undergone surgery in Mumbai and it could take between four to six months before he can make a comeback.
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Another source close to IPL franchise said, “Knee injuries are generally bad. It’s a very long process from starting to work and then getting strength back through intense physiotherapy sessions at the NCA, followed by light intensity training, and finally starting with net sessions. “It can’t be said with certainty that Kuldeep will be match-ready by the time Ranji Trophy ends.”
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The 26-year-old from Kanpur has played 7 Tests, 65 ODIs, and 23 T20Is for a total of 174 wickets across formats while playing for India. He last played for India in Sri Lanka but it was more of a middling performance with best figures of 2/48 in an ODI game and 2/30 in a T20I. He played a couple of more matches during that tour — an ODI and a T20I — in which he went wicket-less.
