Overview
- An ultrasonography this week, reviewed by sports-medicine expert Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, showed steady improvement and allowed basic isometric exercises and normal daily activity.
- Doctors have advised him to avoid any activity that raises intra-abdominal pressure for at least a month to safeguard the healing spleen.
- A second USG is planned at the two-month mark, and structured rehab in Bengaluru will start only after that clearance.
- Multiple reports indicate a 2–3 month layoff, ruling the newly appointed ODI vice-captain out of the South Africa and New Zealand series.
- Separate reports from Dainik Jagran and PTI suggest he may not return before IPL 2026 and could miss T20 World Cup selection, which remains unconfirmed.