Shardul Thakur got out off the ground after just bowling 10 balls on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies. After his injury, the rehabilitation program of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) has come under the scanner as his groin injury which he sustained during the Asia Cup in Dubai came out again.
The 26-year-old faced the blow after delivering the fourth ball of the fourth over which was guided past backward point by opener Kieran Powell. The speedster was then seen hobbling in pain.
According to the BCCI official statement, “Shardul Thakur went for scans and we're awaiting reports. He'll be assessed today and probably for the next few days. Once we get to know what his progress is, his participation will be decided accordingly.
This is the second time when the 26-year-old player has been out in two consecutive international matches. On September 18, Thakur was sent back to India due to a hip and groin injury after a match against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup earlier.
Ten days later, on September 28, Shardul got the chance to play in the Vijay Hazare trophy from Mumbai's team but his fitness has begun to question that why he got the approval from the NCA to play.
West Indies were able to score 295-7 at end of the day's one play.