Jhye Richardson out of IPL, massive blow for Mumbai Indians

Jhye Richardson has been ruled out of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League.

He will in all likelihood, miss the Ashes as well after undergoing surgery to overcome his hamstring issues.

The right-arm paceman from Australia suffered a left hamstring injury in the Big Bash League.

He missed the majority of the season for Perth Scorchers in their title-winning campaign.

While he was declared fit, the 26-year-old suffered a recurrence of the injury while playing club cricket on the weekend, subsequently ruling him out of the three-match ODI series against India.

“Injuries are a big part of cricket, that’s a fact. Frustrating? Absolutely,” Richardson tweeted.

“But I’m now in a scenario where I can get back to doing what I love and work bloody hard to become an even better player than before.”

“One step back, two steps forward. Let’s do this.”

Richardson was picked by Mumbai Indians for INR 1.5 crore.

He was due to line up for Mumbai Indians in the IPL for what would have been his second stint at the tournament following a season with Punjab Kings.

The five-time winners will also be without their ace paceman Jasprit Bumrah, which will be a big blow for the Mumbai side.

Richardson took a maiden Test five-wicket haul against England in Adelaide in December 2021, his first Test since injuring his right shoulder.

However, a nagging heel injury ruled him out of the next match and he has not played Test cricket since.

“Obviously it’s devastating that he has re-injured that hamstring again and he is going to miss a significant amount of time to get his hamstring right.” Western Australia coach Adam Voges said.

“We all feel for Jhye and we’re hopeful that whatever they come with as a solution can fix his hamstring and we get him back out there because it has been a tough 12 months for him.”