Overview
- The Tamil Nadu batter suffered the injury on December 26 while diving during a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh in Ahmedabad.
- He reported to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on December 29 and missed Tamil Nadu’s fixtures on December 29 and 31.
- Medical staff have begun a staged programme that limits him to lower-body conditioning while the rib heals under protection.
- Upper-body training is planned to resume once acute symptoms settle in roughly seven to ten days, in line with the structured rehab plan.
- He is expected to miss the remainder of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and likely Ranji games, yet projections indicate availability for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026.