Sri Lanka T20 captain, Wanindu Hasaranga, is set to miss the entire Indian Premier League (IPL) season due to a left heel injury, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed yesterday.

Confirming Hasaranga’s absence, SLC CEO Ashley de Silva told the Sunday Times newspaper “He is not taking part in the IPL as he needs to do some rehabilitation after meeting the podiatrist,”

“There’s a swelling in the heel and he has been playing with injections. So he has decided to get this issue sorted out before the World Cup and informed us of his decision to skip the IPL this year,” de Silva told the Sunday Times Newspaper.

Wanindu Hasaranga will travel to Dubai to seek expert advice in Dubai regarding his troubled heel.