IPL 2018: Blow To Delhi Daredevils, Kagiso Rabada Ruled Out Due To Injury

IPL 2018: Gautam Gambhir-led Delhi will play their opening encounter against Kings XI Punjab at IS Bindra Stadium on April 8

By: Karan Nanda |
April 5, 2018 7:03 pm

In a major blow to Delhi Daredevils ahead of the start of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018, their key player Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out from the tournament due to his back injury.

“Kagiso has been diagnosed with a lower back stress reaction which will rule him out of cricket action for up to three months,” Proteas team manager, Dr Mohammed Moosajee said.

“Kagiso has been diagnosed with a lower back stress reaction which will rule him out of cricket action for up to three months,” he added.

The South African team manager also said that Rabada will need a month’s break from all physical activity before commencing with a rehabilitation programme to get him ready for the series against Sri Lanka.

Pacer Kagiso Rabada was recently named the ‘Man of the Series’ in the recently concluded four-match Test series against Australia. The Delhi franchise, however, is yet to announce his replacement.

No. 1 Test bowler @KagisoRabada25 has been ruled out for up to three months due to a lower back injury, with South Africa hoping for him to return for their trip to Sri Lanka in July.https://t.co/aMGJnaiCes pic.twitter.com/SjE8OlBOx5

— ICC (@ICC) 5 April 2018

Gautam Gambhir-led Delhi will play their opening encounter against Kings XI Punjab at IS Bindra Stadium on April 8.

Delhi Daredevils full squad:

Shreyas Iyer (Retained), Rishabh Pant (Retained), Chris Morris (Retained), Naman Ojha – Rs 1.4 crore, Glenn Maxwell – Rs 9 crore, Gautam Gambhir – Rs 2.8 crore, Jason Roy – Rs 1.5 crore, Colin Munro – Rs 1.9 crore, Mohammed Shami – Rs 3 crore (Retained via RTM), Kagiso Rabada – Rs 4.2 crore (Retained via RTM), Amit Mishra – Rs 4 crore, Prithvi Shaw – Rs 1.2 crore, Rahul Tewatia – Rs 3 crore, Vijay Shankar – Rs 3.2 crore, Harshal Patel – Rs 20 lakh, Avesh Khan – Rs 70 lakh, Shahbaz Nadeem – Rs 3.2 crore, Daniel Christian – Rs 1.5 crore, Jayant Yadav – Rs 50 lakh, Gurkeerat Singh – Rs 75 lakh, Trent Boult – Rs 2.2 crore, Manjot Kalra – Rs 20 lakh, Abhishek Sharma – Rs 55 lakh, Sandeep Lamichhane – Rs 20 lakh, Sayan Ghosh – Rs 20 lakh.