IPL 2017: The Injured XI
The 2017 IPL is just days away and the excitement among the fans ahead of the extravaganza is second to none. But, those excitements may be short lived as a lot of big names are set to miss the IPL.
Starting from Indian captain Virat Kohli to Aussie all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, there are a handful of players who will the entire/part of the tournament due to various injuries. The list is so big that an exclusive playing XI could be formed with the players who are on the injury list. Let us take a look at the players who feature in the Indian (Injury) Premier League’s injured playing XI.
Openers
The opener’s slot has a pool of batsmen to choose from as the likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock and Murali Vijay are set to miss the tournament due to various injuries. Though Kohli is set to return to action midway through the tournament, the other three names are certain to miss the entire tournament.
De Kock and Vijay will open the batting in this squad. The Proteas wicketkeeper-batsman is out due to a finger injury while Vijay is expected to undergo a shoulder surgery soon. In spite of the finger injury, De Kock played for South Africa in the Test series against New Zealand and the team management wants the left-hander to be in full fitness for the ICC Champions trophy and the subsequent tour of England.
On the other hand, Vijay injured his shoulder in the fifth Test against England when he dived to stop a ball from going into the boundary. He played the series against Bangladesh and Australia carrying the injury and the BCCI has advised him to undergo a surgery before the injury exaggerates.