The Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to end on November 10 and players selected for the Australia tour from franchises leaving Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) have surely begun training.
However, ahead of the series, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy - who hogged the headlines after breaking into India's T20I squad - is said to be struggling despite being 'fit' to bowl.
The 29-year-old is reportedly grappling with a shoulder injury which he picked during the IPL 2020. He has a labrum tear in his shoulder which does not affect his bowling but does hamper his throwing, Indian Express reported. Chakravarthy's shoulder niggle also led to KKR making him field in the 30-yard-circle during the course of the tournament.
“The selectors weren’t informed about the injury. Now it’s up to the selectors to pick Varun for the Australian tour or not. It will be selectors call,” a BCCI official told The Indian Express.
The news of Chakravarthy's injury comes after Rohit Sharma's selection saga. The Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper who had picked up a hamstring injury during his side's twin SuperOver clash against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), was sidelined from all three squads for the Australia tour. The news created more uproar after Rohit returned back to the MI set-up after sitting away for four games.
Along with Rohit, Ishant Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha - two regular faces of India's Test side are also been battling injuries.
"Fingers crossed for Rohit Sharma, Ishant's injury is not that serious. Rahul Dravid at the NCA is monitoring him they are working on his fitness. He will be back to bowling on November 18 which is not far and the Test matches begin from December 17, which is a month away from that," Ganguly had said over their recovery.
As for India’s tour to Australia, it will start with three ODIs from November 27, followed by T20Is from December 4 before the first of the four Tests starts on December 17.
