NEW DELHI - Knee injury of all-rounder Dwayne Bravo had blown away the hopes of West Indies’ World Cup hopes as he is ruled out of rest of the tournament.
 |
| Dwayne Bravo injured during clash against South Africa |
Veteran Dwayne Bravo, with an experience of 110 ODIs, endured the injury while bowling in his team's opening defeat against South Africa at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on Thursday.
He was initially ruled out for the remainder of the league stage, but is now flying back to the Caribbean for treatment on the damaged left knee.
A scan revealed the 27-year-old, who made 40 in the seven-wicket defeat to South Africa, had sprained his anterior cruciate ligament and torn his knee cartilage.
He was initially ruled out for the remainder of the league stage, but is now flying back to the Caribbean for treatment on the damaged left knee.
A scan revealed the 27-year-old, who made 40 in the seven-wicket defeat to South Africa, had sprained his anterior cruciate ligament and torn his knee cartilage.
The West Indies lost opening batsman Adrian Barath and wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh to injury before a ball was bowled in the World Cup, with Kirk Edwards and Devon Thomas called in as replacements.
Former champions West Indies set to take on the Netherlands in New Delhi in their next Group B game on Monday.
No comments:
Post a Comment