An Indian player has suffered an injury, reportedly suffering a rib fracture ahead of  the India vs New Zealand series. LHowever, he is not currently in the running to play international matches for India.

Know in detail about the injury

Sai Sudarshan, who had made his debut for the Indian team, was currently playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, during which he fractured his rib. Sai Sudarshan plays for Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare. Meanwhile, when he was playing against the Madhya Pradesh team, Sai got injured in the same.

It is believed that he will have to stay away from cricket for at least a month. It has been learned that he fractured his seventh rib on the right side while diving to complete a run during the match. Now he will not be able to play the remaining matches of Vijay Hazare for his team also.

It has been learned that Sai Sudarshan has arrived at the Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. The type of injury Sai Sudarshan has suffered takes six to eight weeks to heal. This means he will now be seen playing for his team in the IPL. Sai Sudarshan plays for the Gujarat Titans in the IPL, which is captained by Shubman Gill.

Sai performed exceptionally well in the last IPL season, which subsequently earned him a call-up to Team India, but he failed to score runs during his Test matches for India. Now it remains to be seen how Sai will perform if he recovers and plays in the IPL.

International career stats in brief

So far, Sai has played six Test matches for India, scoring 302 runs, including two half-centuries. His average is only 27.45. He has also played three ODIs, scoring 127 runs at an average of 63.50.