Grade-II tear in ankle rules Suryakumar Yadav out till February | Cricket News

Suryakumar Yadav has a Grade-II tear in his ankle and has been ruled out of action for seven weeks.
The Indian Express understands that Surya had a scan last week on his return from South Africa where he had twed his ankle while fielding during the third T20I in Johannesburg. They revealed the extent of the injury and if everything goes to plan, he should be fit the first week of February. Surya is thus ruled out for the three-T20I series against Afghanan at home starting January 11. “He will take some time to recover. He will have to report to the National Cricket Academy later to do his rehabilitation. He is surely going to miss the Afghanan series,” source in the Indian board informed.

When asked about his injury after India’s victory in the third T20I in Johannesburg, Surya had said: “I am good. I am walking, so good.”
Surya had hurt his ankle when he got off balance while stopping a ball in the field.
Surya was handed the T20I captaincy as Hardik Pandya was yet to recover from his ankle injury suffered during the 50-over World Cup. The all-rounder is yet to return to action. As such, the BCCI may have to look for a new captain for the Afghanan series, which begins just days after the Test series in South Africa ends.