With the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) slated to begin in less than a week, with defending champions Chennai Super Kings taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, IPL franchises but been affected by a few many injury blows, which are likely to affect their plans for the tournament.
While few will be unfortunate to miss their key players for the entire duration of the league, other will have their fingers crossed, hoping to see their star cricketers return during the crucial second half of the season.
Possible Injuries Of Players In IPL
Delhi Capitals
Lungi Ngidi: The South African pacer, who was retained by the franchise before the auction in December, was ruled out owing to his continued recovery from an ankle niggle, incurred during the Test series against India earlier this year. He was replaced by Australian all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk, who made his international debut last month.
Gujarat Titans
Mohammed Shami: The India speedster recently underwent an ankle surgery, following an injury that he had incurred during India’s 2023 ODI World Cup. Shami, who was the leading wicket-taker last year with 28 scalps in 17 matches for Titans, has been put of competitive action since the ICC event in November. GT are yet to announce his replacement.
Robin Minz: The Jharkhand-born wicketkeeper-batter, who made headlines last December after being signed by GT for INR 3.6 crore, is likely to miss the entire duration of IPL 2024, confirmed head coach Ashish Nehra. Minz suffered a minor bike accident last month in Ranchi.
Rajasthan Royals
Prasidh Krishna: The India fast bowler has been ruled out of the entire IPL 2024 after undergoing surgery on his left proximal quadriceps tendon last month. Prasidh had justified his INR 10 crore tag last season after he picked up 19 wickets in 17 matches for the Royals.
CSK
Devon Conway: The New Zealand opener will miss the first leg of IPL 2024 as he has been ruled out for at least eight weeks following a thumb surgery. He suffered the injury during a T20I match at home against Australia. Conway was CSK’s top run-getter last season, with 672 runs at a strike rate of 140.