IPL 2023: DC vs KKR – Is Jason Roy injured again? The English opener made a decent debut for Kolkata Knight Riders after coming in as a replacement for Shreyas Iyer. While he struggled with the bat on a slow surface against Delhi Capitals, scoring 39-ball 43, Roy seemed to limp during running between the wickets. As he hobbled, Sunil Gavaskar raised a valid question of whether all players coming in as a replacement should have a mandatory medical. It is a norm for every football transfer and Gavaskar wants that for IPL too. Follow Indian Premier League LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Jason Roy had a calf problem during Pakistan Super League even though he slammed a century. He returned to England’s T20 side after missing out on the T20 World Cup berth due to a massive dip in form. But in form, he is now struggling with a calf injury.
“In football transfers, there is a mandatory medical for all players. He is coming as a substitute player. If he has a history of injury and had a calf issue in PSL, he should have had a medical before coming to IPL,” Sunil Gavaskar said during a commentary stint.
However, it’s just not Jason Roy. Sisanda Magala who came in as a replacement player for Kyle Jamieson also struggled with injury for Chennai Super Kings. The Protean pacer continues to be a miss for CSK as he recovers from split webbing.
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Liam Livingstone returned to Punjab Kings Playing XI after missing out on the first five games as he continues his recovery from injury.
Currently, all contracted players need to furnish a fitness certificate before joining their respective franchises. However, those fitness tests are arranged by the players themselves and not the teams. Hence, a player can easily produce a fake fitness certificate and not undergo a medical. Sunil Gavaskar wants the system to change for replacement players so that a franchise doesn’t suffer.
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