Jhye Richardson Injury: Before IPL 2023, there was terrible news for Mumbai Indians. Australian fast bowler, Jhye Richardson of this team, has been injured again, and his chances of recovering from injury till IPL are slim. The Mumbai franchise bought Jay Richardson in the auction held in December 2022 for 1.50 crores.
Jhye Richardson is battling a hamstring injury. Richardson suffered this injury during the Big Bash League (BBL). Since January 4, he has been out of the field due to this injury. He returned last Saturday but had to leave the area again. Richardson played for his cricket club Fremantle last Saturday after being out of the field for two months due to an injury.
Here he was able to bowl only four overs in a 50-over match. He felt uncomfortable bowling, and then he immediately reached for the scan. After this, his hamstring injury again came to the fore in the medical examination, and he was advised to rest for a few weeks.
Jhye Richardson was a part of the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League, but he could not be a part of the team’s title-winning squad due to a hamstring injury. After this, he could not even play in Australia’s domestic tournaments like Marsh Cup and Sheffield Shield. Despite this, however, given his recovery, he was selected in the ODI squad for the tour of India, but now Nathan Ellis has been replaced in the Australian team.
Having Played Only 38 International Matches In 5 Years
Richardson made his international debut in 2017; after that, he was out of the Australian team for a long time due to a shoulder injury in 2019. This 26-year-old player has so far played a total of 36 matches for Australia in all three formats. He has a total of 57 wickets in his name.