Khaleel Ahmed to miss majority of Ranji Trophy season due to medical condition
Khaleel Ahmed (Source: Twitter)
Rajasthan's left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed provided an update on his fitness and revealed that he will miss most matches of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 season due to his medical condition.
Khaleel took to his official Twitter handle and shared a picture from a hospital bed where he stated that due to his 'medical condition', he will not be allowed to participate in the majority of the Ranji Trophy season in 2022/23.
"Dear all, it's very hard to stay away from cricket. It's unfortunate, but due to my medical condition, I would be missing most of the matches of the upcoming Ranji season. I am on the road to recovery and will be back in the side once deemed fit. I am grateful for all the wishes."
Khaleel is part of the Delhi Capitals (DC) franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He played in the 2022 edition of the cash-rich league, where the left-arm pacer scalped 16 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 19.69.
Overall, Khaleel Ahmed has played 34 matches in his entire IPL career, where he picked 48 wickets at an average of 22.94 and an economy rate of 8.49. His best season came in 2019 when he picked up 19 wickets in nine matches for the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The Rajasthan pacer has represented India in 11 ODIs and 14 T20Is, where he claimed 15 and 13 wickets, respectively. He last represented the country in a T20I match against Bangladesh in Nagpur in November 2019.
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