The young India National Cricket Team batsman Sai Sudharsan has undergone a successful surgery in London for a sports hernia.
Sudharsan provided the update to the fans via his official social media channels on Tuesday, December 10.
Will be back stronger in no time – Sai Sudharsan
The 23-year-old Tamil Nadu batter was last seen in action on November 23 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Tripura. He scored 9 runs in the match before heading to the BCCI’s National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
Meanwhile, Sudharsan, in a post shared on his official Instagram, said that he is looking to come back stronger than ever very soon and thanked the medical team of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as well as the Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise for their support. He stated:
“Will be back stronger in no time. A big thank you to the medical team and BCCI for their efforts and support. Thank you Titans family for your love and support. @gujarat_titans @mightywillow -Legend.”
Notably, Sudharsan was in Australia for the red-ball matches before his last appearance in competitive cricket in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
He represented India A in the matches against Australia A and scored 21 and 103 in the first match before failing in the second game as he registered scores of 0 and 3.
It was expected that Sudharsan would be asked to stay in Australia with the Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after Rohit Sharma made the decision to skip the first match in Perth and Shubman Gill picked up a thumb injury. However, that didn’t happen, as the Indian team management preferred Devdutt Padikkal over him.
Sai Sudharsan ruled out of the Vijay Hazare Trophy
After undergoing the surgery, Sai Sudharsan is likely to be out of action for a few months. He is likely to miss the entire Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament, which is set to be held from December 21 to January 18.
Sudharsan is one of the most talented young batters in the Indian circuit, and his team will definitely miss him in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Sai Sudharsan has already made his debut for India National Cricket Team and can also become a full-time member of the team in the near future.
He has so far played 3 ODIs and 1 T20I for India. In 3 ODIs, he scored 127 runs at an average of 63.50 while he didn’t get a chance to bat in T20I.
Sudharsan was also retained by the Gujarat Titans (GT) ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction for INR 8.50 crore along with Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tewatia, and Shahrukh Khan.
India currently engaged in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Talking about India National Cricket Team, they are currently involved in the 5-match Border-Gavaskar series against the Australia National Cricket Team.
The hosts started the series with a dominant 295-run win in Perth under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah but faced a disappointing 10-wicket loss in the second Test match in Adelaide.
With the series currently levelled 1-1, the two teams will lock horns with each other in the third Test match at the Gabba in Brisbane from December 14.