The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsman, Sherfane Rutherford will be missing the remaining part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 as he has unfortunately lost his father. He has decided to leave the bio-secure bubble of SRH in the UAE and fly back home to be with his family in tough times.
Informing the same on Twitter, SRH wrote: ” The #SRH family conveys its heartfelt condolences to Sherfane Rutherford and his family on the passing away of his father. Sherfane will be leaving the IPL bio-bubble to be with his family in this difficult hour.”
The #SRH family conveys its heartfelt condolences to Sherfane Rutherford and his family on the passing away of his father.
Sherfane will be leaving the IPL bio-bubble to be with his family in this difficult hour.#OrangeArmy #OrangeOrNothing #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/cQTbJD2paK
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) September 23, 2021
Sherfane Rutherford was roped-in by SRH ahead of the UAE leg of the IPL 2021 as a replacement of Jonny Bairstow, who pulled off from the season citing personal reasons. He didn’t feature in the playing XI in SRH’s loss to the Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. Sherfane Rutherford was in phenomenal form during the CPL 2021, as he amassed 262 runs at an average of 37.42 and struck 3 fifties, helping St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to the title.
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