Gujarat Lions, which suffered its fifth loss in seven games, was dealt another blow when all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was ruled out of the IPL.
Captain Suresh Raina had confirmed it at the toss and coach Brad Hodge lamented on what Bravo’s absence meant for the team.
“We gave Bravo every opportunity to be fit. Unfortunately, he just ran out of time. When you take someone like him out of the side, especially after the way he performed last year, was always going to hurt us,” Hodge said.
“But that’s the way sport is. We will try and fill the void with [James] Faulkner and [Andrew] Tye, and they’re pretty good players as well.”
Bravo joined the Lions squad despite having not recovered from a hamstring injury he suffered during the Big Bash League earlier in the year. He tried his best to be match-fit for the second half, but the side decided to release him once it was confirmed that the West Indian will not be able to take the field in the next three weeks.
