Injured Washington Sundar doubtful for Zimbabwe tour

KL Rahul-drove Indian group will leave for Zimbabwe on Saturday (August 14) morning with VVS Laxman as the lead trainer and most likely without Washington Sundar. Sundar (22) as of late experienced a shoulder injury during a List A game in Manchester, England, and countenances the possibility of missing the matches.

Sundar was to travel to Harare from the UK yet it looks a dicey suggestion as there is a question mark over his wellness. Sundar harmed his left shoulder while jumping on the field during a Royal London One-Day match among Lancashire and Worcestershire at Old Trafford on Wednesday (August 10).

The Lancashire County Cricket Club, whom he was addressing, posted a report on Twitter expressing that, "@Sundarwashi5 has left the field subsequent to getting treatment to his left side shoulder following a weighty landing (sic)." Cricbuzz connected with the player himself and the BCCI on his wellness status. There was no prompt answer from them except for a source in the information said he is a far fetched explorer. A representative for the province said, "We're anticipating an update. Will tell you when I get it, ideally sometime in the afternoon."

Laxman, in the mean time, has been approached to deal with the group without even a trace of normal mentor Rahul Dravid, who has recently gotten back from a two-month visit through England, West Indies and the USA. India will play three ODIs, some portion of ICC Super League, in Zimbabwe.

Rahul was a somewhat late expansion to the 15-part crew declared prior under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan. However, Rahul has been added on his solicitation with a plan to guarantee he has fundamental match-time in front of the Asia Cup, which promptly follows the Zimbabwe games.

The group is overseen by Laxman's National Cricket Academy (NCA) staff. Among different individuals from the care staff making a trip to Harare are Sairaj Bahutule and Hrishikesh Kanitkar. The three ODIs are on August 18, 20 and 22, at the Harare Sports Club.

Zimbabwe has been in great structure recently. "Lately, Zimbabwe has been playing a good norm of cricket. Playing against a profoundly positioned group like India, Zimbabwe means to increase its expectations a lot higher. We as a whole anticipate a short however serious series," a Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) official said. Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh in both ODI and Twenty20 International home series that finished up on August 10.