In a serious blow to the Sunrisers Hyderabad, their star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga is ready to miss the entire season of the Indian Premier League. 

Hasaranga is at present out of motion due to an harm to his left heel and would reportedly want extra time to rehab. “He is just not participating within the IPL as he wants to do some rehabilitation after assembly the podiatrist,” SLC CEO Ashley de Silva advised the Sunday Times Newspaper.

“There’s a swelling in the heel and he has been playing with injections. So he has decided to get this issue sorted out before the World Cup and informed us of his decision to skip the IPL this year,” de Silva added.

Recently, Hasaranga’s supervisor advised Cricbuzz that the wily-spinner will be a part of the SRH camp “sooner than later” and dismissed any ideas that the Sri Lankan T20 captain is just not eager to play the event due to a cash issue. 

“He will join sooner than later,” his supervisor had advised the cricket web site on March 29. “If money was a factor, we could have enrolled for an INR 2 crore base price. Besides, fewer games mean less money. He has to take care of his ankle. He is also the captain of the national team,” the supervisor had added.

Hasaranga might be travelling to Dubai to search professional recommendation for his heel. Hasaranga performed within the Bangladesh white-ball sequence lately however was in ache throughout it. He is eyeing to play within the T20 World Cup 2024, the place he’s set to lead the crew.

Hasaranga lately got here out of Test retirement for the Bangladesh sequence however couldn’t play in any of the 2 matches as he was hit with a suspension. The Sri Lankan spinner had amassed eight demerit factors after receiving three extra for his offence throughout an ODI towards the Bangla Tigers. He was hit with a suspension of two Tests, or 4 ODIs or 4 T20Is, whichever comes first. 

SRH are at present enjoying with Mayank Dagar and Shahbaz Ahmed as their two spinners and lacks the spin high quality that Hasaranga would have introduced. SRH have received one and misplaced the opposite of their first two matches of the IPL 2024.