BBL: Big blow for Sydney Thunder as Ashwin set to miss out on season

Former Team India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwins muchanticipated debut in Australias Big Bash League BBL has been delayed due to a knee injuryFollowing the injury he has been ruled out of the entire season with the Sydney ThunderHe announced his retirement from international cricket last year and also drew curtains on his IPL career in August 2025 to focus on featuring in the T20 league in the world such as BBL The Hundred and SA20While training in Chennai to prepare for the upcoming season I hurt my knee Ive had a procedure and the outcome means Ill miss BBL15 That is tough to say I was genuinely excited to be part of this group wrote Ashwin on InstagramThe Big Bash League BBL 15 is set to begin on December 14 Due to his injury the spinner will also miss out on featuring in Hong Kong Sixes which is scheduled to be in action from November 79Robin Uthappa has been named as his replacement in the Hong Kong SixesFor now it is rehab recovery and doing the work to come back stronger From my first chat with the club I have felt only warmth Trent Copeland the Thunder general manager the staff the players and so many of you who have already reached out Thank you for making me feel at home before a ball has been bowled he wrote for Sydney Thunder fansThe 39yearold cricketer also said that if the injury heals in time he would be present to cheer the team in personIf rehab and travel line up and only if the doctors are happy I would love to be round later in the season and say hello in person No promises That is the intent he wroteReflecting on the Indians injury the general manager of Sydney Thunder Trent Copeland said that everyone was devastated after learning the news He stated that his commitment to Thunder was very clearEveryone at Sydney Thunder was devastated to learn of Ashs knee injury and we wish him well in his recovery From the moment we first spoke with Ash his commitment to Thunder was clear We are hopeful of welcoming him into our dugout for part of BBL15 introducing him to our fans at events and building a longterm relationship he saidWhile disappointing for the club we have built two championshipcontending squads and expect to continue the progress of recent seasons in WBBL11 and BBL15 We cant wait to get back in front of our fans in Western Sydney for two massive campaigns added CopelandApart from Ashwin the Sydney Thunder also consists of the likes of renowned cricketers such as David Warner Cameron Bancroft Sam Billings Lockie Ferguson Sam Konstas and Tanveer Sangha