Kolkata Knight Riders' Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the remaining season of the IPL 2022 due to a minor hip injury, as reported by cricket.com.au. KKR management is yet to confirm the development.
The Australian fast bowler will return to Sydney and is expected to make a full recovery before Australia's Sri Lanka tour which is set to take place in June. However, he will be missing the T20I leg of the Sri Lanka tour.
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Cummins who was bought by KKR for a whopping Rs 7.25 crore in the IPL 2022 Mega Auctions did not have a great outing this season. In the 5 matches that he played, Cummins picked only 7 wickets at an economy of 10.68. This includes his match-winning figures of 3/22 against Mumbai Indians.
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently sitting at the 7th spot in the IPL points table with 5 wins in 12 matches. The Shreyas Iyer-led side needs to win their remaining 2 matches to remain in the IPL playoff contention.