Archive · 18 Sep 2026
India's Growing Injury List Concerns Gambhir After Afghanistan Sweep
India won all three T20I matches against Afghanistan.
This was a very successful series for the team.
However, one player, Varun Chakaravarthy, was injured during the first match.
He felt sudden discomfort on the left side of his abdomen.
Doctors and team officials ruled him out of the remaining matches.
He was also ruled out of the Asian Games.
This was worrying because he had only recently recovered from a hamstring injury.
Coach Gautam Gambhir said the team’s growing injury list is becoming a problem.
India completed a 3-0 clean sweep over Afghanistan in their three-match T20I series.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir admitted the team’s growing injury list is becoming a concern.
Varun Chakaravarthy suffered sudden-onset discomfort in his left lateral abdominal region during the first T20I.
The spinner was ruled out of the rest of the series and the Asian Games.
Chakaravarthy had only recently returned from a hamstring injury sustained against England in July.
- Who
- India’s men’s cricket team, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and spinner Varun Chakaravarthy were involved.
- What
- India completed a 3-0 T20I series sweep of Afghanistan, while Chakaravarthy sustained a left lateral abdominal injury.
- When
- The injury occurred during the first T20I; his earlier hamstring injury was sustained against England in July.
- Where
- The injury occurred during the India-Afghanistan T20I series; the supplied report does not specify the first match’s venue.
- Why
- Chakaravarthy was ruled out because of the abdominal discomfort, adding to concerns about India’s growing injury list.
- Series result
- India won the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan 3-0.
- Injured player
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Reported injury
- Sudden-onset discomfort in the left lateral abdominal region
- Injury timing
- During the first T20I
- Previous injury
- A hamstring injury sustained against England in July
- Unavailable for
- The remainder of the series and the Asian Games
- Team concern
- Gautam Gambhir said India’s growing injury list is becoming a problem.