Delhi Capitals spinner Siddharth Manimaran miss the rest of IPL 2021 because of a quadriceps injury.
The Tamil Nadu left-arm orthodox spinner is still to make his IPL debut. An unlucky injury during a practice session has now increased his wait further.
Siddharth was earlier part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad as in earlier seasons. Delhi Capitals renewed their fans about the 23-year-old’s injury situation by uploading a post on their official Instagram profile. They captioned the post:
“🚨 INJURY UPDATE 🚨 @siddharth.manimaran has sustained a quadriceps strain while training and has been ruled out of #IPL2021 as a result. We wish him a speedy recovery 💙 #YehHaiNayiDilli”
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Delhi Capitals thread in former RCB pacer Kulwant Khejroliya as a replacement
The Delhi Capitals thread in Kulwant Khejroliya as a replacement cricketer for the injured Siddharth Manimara for the rest of the season. Kulwant Khejroliya has earlier been part of the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore teams in the IPL.
Delhi Capitals’ official media release read:
“Left-arm medium-fast bowler Kulwant Khejroliya has been named as Siddharth’s replacement for the remainder of the season. Khejroliya, who is already part of the Delhi Capitals team bio-bubble as a net bowler, has taken 17 wickets in 15 T20 matches at an average of 23.29. The 29-year-old represented Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2018 and IPL 2019 seasons, taking 3 wickets in 5 IPL matches.
“The Delhi Capitals support staff is currently overlooking Manimaran Siddharth’s rehabilitation program in Dubai. He will be heading back to India in a few days where he will continue to undergo rehabilitation. The Delhi Capitals franchise wishes him a speedy recovery.”
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