IPL INJURY

KKR all-rounder Hastings ruled out of IPL due to ankle injury

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Hastings did his ankle in before the game against Mumbai but played on with the injury © Cricbuzz

John Hastings, Kolkata Knight Riders' all-rounder, has been ruled out of the remainder of Indian Premier League 2016, after sustaining an ankle injury, Simon Katich, team's assistant coach, confirmed on Monday (April 18).

Hastings sustained an injury to his ankle during warm-up ahead of the game against Mumbai Indians on April 13. The 30-year-old all-rounder bowled four overs for 31 runs but did not get a chance to bat.

"He bowled through a fair bit of pain during the game," Katich said on the eve of KKR's match against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. "He had fair of bit of scans after that and he has flown back to Australia. It's a shame to see his campaign end prematurely. He had fitted in really well into the group and had performed well in a couple of games.

"Unfortunately he'll be doing a lot of rehab instead and working towards getting fit for the West Indies tour," Katich added.

Katich also confirmed that the team has looked into a replacement for Hastings but did not disclose the player's name.

"We have sent off the paperwork. Nothing has been confirmed regarding the player concerned. Hopefully that'll happen in the next few days.

"It's someone that we had already looked at in the auction. Obviously, we did get John. He (Hastings) was right up there on the priority list when we went for the auctions. We didn't know if it was going to come through or not so we had a few other names in mind. We'll find out if it comes through," Katich concluded.

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