MUMBAI: In a setback to him, India’s dashing white-ball batter and most recent T20I skipper
Suryakumar Yadav
, who will miss the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan due to an ankle injury, is also set to miss the entire domestic season, and in most likely-hood the initial phase of the IPL after being afflicted by
sports hernia
, for which he will soon undergo surgery in Germany, TOI has reliably learnt.
“SKY was recently diagnosed with sports hernia. He is currently recuperating at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. In two-three days, he will fly for Munich, Germany, to get operated for it. It means that he certainly won’t be playing for Mumbai this season in the Ranji Trophy and is likely to miss the initial games for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL,” a source in the BCCI told this paper.
In mid-2022, India’s star wicketkeeper batter
KL Rahul
too had suffered sports hernia, for which he underwent surgery in Germany in July that year.
Rahul too was out for a couple of months post the IPL due to the injury.
“With the T20 World Cup in June, Surya will be given all the time to recover properly. He is crucial to India’s chances in the T20 World Cup,” a source in the Board said.
According to WebMD, a health and fitness guide, “A sports hernia is a tear or strain of your muscle, ligament, or tendon in your groin area or lower abdomen. You don’t need to play sports to get a sports hernia, but it’s more common in people who play sports.”
“Despite its name, there’s no true hernia involved in a sports hernia. Medical professionals consequently prefer to use the term athletic pubalgia, but it’s also known as sportsman’s hernia and Gilmore’s groin,” the website says.
“Sports hernias tend to happen in more vigorous sports like soccer, football, wrestling, and ice hockey. These sports involve twisting your pelvis when your feet are planted. This can cause the soft tissue of your groin or lower abdomen to tear,” explains WebMD.
Surya sustained his ankle injury during the final T20I in Johannesburg vs SA.
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