Mitchell Santner suffers ACL injury on shoulder:Kiwi star ruled out of MI’s remaining games, will miss first Test against England

Mumbai Indians, who are facing continuous losses in the IPL, have received another piece of bad news. Their star all-rounder and New Zealand’s white-ball captain, Mitchell Santner, has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Santner has suffered a Grade-III ACL injury in his left shoulder. Due to this, he will be out of cricket for at least a month. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed this on Friday after the scan report came in. Injured in the match against Chennai Santner was injured in the match played against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on April 23. While diving during fielding, his left shoulder hit the ground. Despite this, he bowled his full 4 overs in the match and also took one wicket. However, he could not come out to bat. This week, he returned home from India for treatment. Also out of Tests against Ireland and England According to New Zealand Cricket, specialist doctors have advised Santner at least one month of rest and rehabilitation. Due to this, he will be out of the only Test against Ireland at the end of May. Additionally, he will not be able to play in the first Test against England at Lord’s at the beginning of June. Whether he will return for the second and third Tests will be decided later, depending on his recovery. Mumbai bought him for Rs 2 crore in the auction 34-year-old Santner was bought by Mumbai for 2 crore rupees in the auction. He did not play in the initial matches of this IPL. He had taken a break after the World Cup due to personal reasons and joined the franchise late. Santner took 5 wickets in 4 matches played this season, giving runs at an economy of almost 9. He did not get many opportunities in batting. MI get Keshav Maharaj as Santner’s replacement Acting promptly, MI have roped in Keshav Maharaj as Santner’s replacement, the South African spin bowler has already joined the team’s camp.