Lungi Ngidi injury: Why this ICC rule stops pacer to play DC's next game

Lungi Ngidi did not diagnostic for Delhi Capitals successful their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 lucifer against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) connected Monday astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi.Ngidi has been ruled retired of enactment for DC's adjacent crippled besides against Rajasthan Royals connected May 1, Cricbuzz reported. The study besides stated that the ICC mandates a mandatory seven-day stand-down play for immoderate subordinate diagnosed with a concussion. It added that Ngidi has been asked to travel the aforesaid rule, adjacent though IPL playing conditions bash not explicitly notation it. He was discharged from infirmary the aforesaid evening aft scans showed nary superior issues.The South African accelerated bowler had been taken to infirmary aft a superior on-field incidental during Delhi Capitals’ lucifer against Punjab Kings connected Saturday.In the 3rd implicit of Punjab Kings’ innings, bowled by Axar Patel, Ngidi attempted a drawback disconnected a lofted changeable from Priyansh Arya.He back-pedalled to instrumentality the drawback but did not implicit the effort and stretched backwards without getting his fingers to the ball.He past fell heavy connected his head, starring to a stoppage successful play for much than 10 minutes. Vipraj Nigam came successful arsenic a concussion substitute.Ngidi was stretchered disconnected the tract and taken to infirmary for scans.

This is the 2nd wounded setback for Delhi Capitals’ gait portion aft Mitchell Starc missed the aboriginal portion of the play owed to Cricket Australia fittingness tests. He aboriginal joined the squad up of the Punjab Kings lucifer but was cleared to play lone from May 1. For the RCB match, Delhi Capitals included overseas pacers Kyle Jamieson and Dushmantha Chameera successful their playing XI.