Setback For Mumbai Indians! Sri Lanka Pacer To Miss Start Of IPL 2024

Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI) are entering the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season with a player short.

Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI) are entering the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season with a player short.

Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka will be sidelined for a few initial games of the IPL as he recuperates from an injury.

Following an injury sustained during the 2nd ODI against Bangladesh, Madushanka will be absent for the initial matches of IPL 2024 as he undergoes recovery.

"Dilshan Madushanka will not further take part in the ongoing tour as the bowler will return to start rehabilitation work after suffering an injury during the 2nd ODI. Madushanka, who left the field during the second ODI while bowling, has suffered a left hamstring injury, as confirmed by an MRI scan performed on the player," Sri Lanka Cricket informs.

Mumbai Indians (MI) secured the services of Madushanka for Rs 4.6 crore during the IPL 2024 auction held in December last year.

Mumbai Indians kickstart their IPL 2024 campaign with a match against Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday (March 24).

Mumbai Indians full squad for IPL 2024: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Tim David, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Vishnu Vinod, Romario Shepherd, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madhushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi