The
left-handed
batsman
and
left-arm
medium-pacer
from
Surrey,
who
is
part
of
the
Chennai
Super
Kings’ franchise,
complained
of
back
pain
after
CSK’s
IPL
fixture
against
Rajasthan
Royals
on
Saturday
(October
2).

Curran
–
who
emerged
as
a
vital
overseas
player
for
the
CSK
franchise
in
the
last
two
seasons
–
hasn’t
had
a
memorable
outing
in
the
UAE
leg
of
the
domestic
T20
league.
In
the
two
games
that
he
has
been
a
part
of
in
the
UAE,
the
left-arm
quick
has
leaked
111
runs
and
which
forced
the
team
management
to
pick
seasoned
campaigner
Dwyane
Bravo
over
him.

An
ECB
release
on
Tuesday
(October
5)
stated,
“Results
of
the
scan
revealed
the
injury.
He
will
fly
back
to
the
UK
in
the
next
couple
of
days
and
will
have
further
scans
and
a
full
review
later
this
week
from
the
ECB’s
medical
team.”

Sam’s
elder
brother,
Tom
Curran,
has
been
drafted
into
England’s
squad
for
the
T20
World
Cup.
Both
the
brothers
are
currently
in
the
UAE
to
participate
in
the
IPL
2021.
Tom
is
a
part
of
the
Rajasthan
Royals
franchise.

England
have
Surrey’s
Reece
Topley
has
been
added
as
a
travelling
reserve.
Topley
will
join
the
England
party
in
due
course.

The
England
players
and
management
not
at
the
IPL
arrived
at
their
Muscat
base
earlier
on
Tuesday
and
will
remain
in
Oman
until
16
October
before
moving
to
Dubai
for
the
start
of
the
tournament.
Their
captain
Eoin
Morgan
and
several
key
members
of
the
T20I
WC
squad
are
busy
participating
in
the
IPL
and
join
the
national
side
after
the
conclusion
of
the
domestic
T20
tournament.

The
English
players
will
train
in
Oman
for
the
next
ten
days
before
moving
to
Dubai.
The
Eoin
Morgan-led
side
will
begin
its
preparations
for
the
multi-nation
tournament
with
a
warm-up
fixture
against
India
on
September
18.