Why Suryakumar Yadav hasn't been selected in the India squad for Afghanistan T20I series?

Suryakumar Yadav captained India in the last two T20I series.

As the Indian squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan was announced, reports also revealed a medical update on the no.1 ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav.

Yadav has been out of commission after twisting his ankle in the third and final T20I in South Africa, where he had hit his 4th T20I century, drawing level with Rohit Sharma, and Glenn Maxwell for the most centuries in the format.

Suryakumar Yadav had captained the Indian team in the recent T20I series at home against Australia and then in South Africa. India won the Australia series 4-1 and leveled the South Africa series 1-1 after the first match was washed out.

Yadav had undergone ankle surgery after twisting it in South Africa and was ruled out of the upcoming Afghanistan T20I series.

Suryakumar Yadav to undergo surgery for sports hernia

However, as per a recent Times of India report, Suryakumar’s timeline to return to cricketing action is delicate. Apart from his ankle injury, Surya has a sports hernia for which he is likely to undergo surgery abroad. Such a situation rules him out for about two months. This means that Surya might even miss the initial phase of the IPL 2024.

“SKY was recently diagnosed with a sports hernia. He is currently recuperating at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. In two to three days, he will fly to 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. 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 BCCI was quoted as saying by Times of India.

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