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New Delhi: Gujarat Titans star and young Indian batter Sai Sudharsan has been sidelined for at least six weeks after suffering a rib fracture during a recent match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.
In the game against Madhya Pradesh, Sudharsan, who is not a part of India's white-ball squad, fractured the anterior cortex of seventh right rib while completing a diving run in Tamil Nadu's VHT game in Ahmedabad, confirmed a BCCI source.
The 24-year-old batter is unlikely to be fit for Tamil Nadu's remaining Ranji Trophy matches but a report on news agency PTI mentions that the Indian player would be available for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2026.
As per sources, Sudharsan reported to the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on December 29 where a scan showed a slender, undisplaced fracture of the anterior cortex of the right seventh rib. The part of the body where he sustained the fracture was the same spot where he got hit during a net session earlier in the tournament.
According to a COE report, 'Sai is undertaking lower-body strength and conditioning work with appropriate protection to the injured rib to facilitate healing, and he has responded well to the program.'
'Upper-body training will be introduced once acute symptoms settle over the next 7-10 days, following which he will be gradually progressed into a structured upper-body strength and conditioning program,' the report stated.
Meanwhile, it is being learnt that an injury like this takes six to eight weeks to heal in normal circumstances and the period can extend if proper attention and care is denied. He will have to follow the strict instructions from the medical staff to get match-fit ahead of the cash-rich league in March.
Sudharsan has had a difficult run in Test matches after failing to come good in nine of his 11 innings.
