New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad star Pat Cummins has returned home for a scan on his injured back, ESPNcricinfo reported on Saturday. Cummins, who was ruled out of the T20 World Cup with a lumbar bone strain injury, briefly joined the SRH camp for light training but has now returned for a final assessment.According to ESPNcricinfo, the screening is pre-scheduled and will be conducted under the supervision of Cricket Australia (CA). Ishan Kishan, who was appointed captain in Cummins’ absence, will continue to lead the team.
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Cummins left for Australia at the end of SRH’s last match. The Australian speedster could join the team on April 17.This means he is set to miss three matches during this period – against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 5, Punjab Kings (PBKS) on April 11, and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on April 13.Cummins had earlier indicated that he expects to be fit for the second half of the Indian Premier League if his recovery remains on track.“I’m still recovering from the back injury, but that’s good. I’m back bowling in the nets. The Indian Premier League will start soon. I won’t start that, but it shouldn’t be long before I’m back playing,” Cummins said on a Business of Sports podcast before joining the SRH camp last month.“I’m back to bowling. I’m bowling basically every third day at the moment.
We made a plan to help me [the] In the middle of the tournament.Sunrisers Hyderabad have played two matches in the tournament so far, winning one and losing one.They went down to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets in their opening match but bounced back strongly to defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs.
