Indian experienced wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik will not take part in the next Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates. The player is reported to be suffering from knee problems and, as a consequence, will be unavailable for selection for the domestic competition.

It was expected that the seasoned campaigner would serve as the team’s captain throughout the tournament. Because of Karthik’s health problems, the 30-year-old all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been named as the team’s captain for the time being.

This will be sad news for the player who made it to the IPL final with KKR. They lost at the very end to a well-oiled CSK side under MS Dhoni. It was a good game of cricket and a brilliant campaign for the Kolkata Knight Riders. They seemed down and out at one point in time and recovered really well.

In the IPL playoffs (as a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders), Dinesh Karthik had played despite receiving injections. As a result, we have appointed Vijay Shankar as captain in his stead.”- TNCA Secretary

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy’s 13th season is set to begin on November 4th. The competition’s championship game will take place on November 24th. A matchup between Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra will take place in their first match of the season.

Washington Sundar has been out with a finger injury for a number of months at this point. Because of this, the promising youngster was unable to participate in the Test series against England. He was also out of the most recent season of the Indian Premier League.

The injury also lost the deft off-spinner a spot in India’s team for the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in 2021. He was anticipated to make his comeback to play in the local Twenty20 tournament in the near future.

Washington Sundar is still not ready to feature in a cricket match, as per the latest reports coming in

However, Rahul Dravid has decided that he would not play in the event. That is since he believes he still needs time to recuperate. “In regards to Washi, I have talked with Rahul Dravid. He informed me that the player is still not ready.”

In addition, Ramaswami said, “Rahul has urged us not to hurry him, and we have agreed to follow his advice.”

While Vijay Shankar will serve as the team’s captain throughout the competition, wicketkeeper-batsman N Jagadeesan has been named as his deputy by the management. In this year’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, T Natarajan, who was forced to miss the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League 2021 due to contracting COVID-19, will make his cricketing return with the Tamil Nadu side.

The players will want to make an impact and are recovering to get back to the team. Both missed the second phase of the IPL 2021 tournament. They will now want to make an impact and make a name for themselves, ahead of some crucial games. Let’s wait and watch whether, in the absence of Dinesh Karthik, the team can do well or not!!