SLC pulls Wanindu Hasaranga out of IPL 2024

Wanindu Hasaranga will not take part in the ongoing IPL 2024. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has informed BCCI that the veteran leg-spinner is injured and cannot take part in the league for Sunrisers Hyderabad this season as well. However, as per the last news, the franchise is believed to be looking for a replacement as well.

However, according to sources familiar with the situation, SLC has written to the BCCI where they mentioned that the 26-year-old has to undergo rehabilitation and rest to heal his left ankle and he will not be available for the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. Meanwhile, he is believed to have been advised precautionary rest by an expert in Dubai whom he consulted a few days back as well.

Wanindu Hasaranga won’t take part in the IPL 2024

“I believe so,” the player’s manager, Shyam, told Cricbuzz. “Sri Lanka Cricket has written to the BCCI informing them about his unavailability. He went to Dubai for medical advice and stayed there for three days. Given the current situation, the expert’s advice is that he should rest rather than participate in the IPL this season.”

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However, a few days ago, the manager told Cricbuzz that Hasaranga would play for SRH. Meanwhile, his withdrawal raises questions about foreign players registering for the auction and pulling out later for inexplicable reasons as well. Here, the SLC, which has authorised his withdrawal, had added him to the Test squad for the Test series in Bangladesh which started on the same day the IPL had kicked off – on March 22 as well.

On the other hand, had Hasaranga not been plucked out of retirement and selected for the Test side, he would have been unable to lead the Sri Lankan national team in the first four games of the T20 World Cup in June due to disciplinary action by the ICC as well.

As per Cricbuzz, in the IPL some foreign players skip the tournament if they don’t get a good price in the auction. However, Hasaranga’s previous price was INR 10.75 crores and after RCB had released him, his auction price came down to the base price of INR 1.5 crores at which SRH had bought him for this season. However, his manager has denied that the withdrawal has anything related to the auction value as well.