India, May 1 -- Rajasthan Royals suffered a major blow on Thursday, right before the start of their home game against Mumbai Indians in Jaipur, as star bowler Sandeep Sharma was ruled out of the rest of the IPL 2025 season. The franchise has yet to announce his replacement.

Sandeep had incurred an injury on his hand in the previous match against the Gujarat Titans; however, he completed his quota of four overs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The extent of the injury was only determined after the match, as Rajasthan revealed he suffered a fracture in his finger.

"Sandeep Sharma has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a fracture in his finger. He showed immense bravery to continue bowling with this injury in the last ...