Left-arm pacer Harry Gurney has been ruled out of the 2020 Vitality Blast with a shoulder injury. The pacer will undergo an operation in September, which puts him in doubt for the Indian Premier League as well. Gurney is part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in the IPL."Having gone through the same frustrations as everyone this year in waiting for cricket to restart, I'm devastated to have to miss the Blast. Some of the proudest moments in my career have been with Notts, and nothing quite compares to being out on the field at Trent Bridge competing for trophies with some of my best mates. To have that taken away for a year is tough," Gurney said in the Outlaws press release.
While Notts Outlaws released a press release regarding his absence in the Blast, the pacer himself confirmed to ESPN Cricinfo that he wouldn't be taking part in the IPL either. Gurney had a big role to play in the KKR campaign last year in the limited matches he played. The pacer was quite effective with his slower balls in the death overs. Gurney represented KKR in the 2019 season, taking seven wickets in eight games, including a Man-of-the-Match performance against RR. The IPL begins on September 19 in UAE and the Dinesh Karthik led team is yet to announce the replacement for Gurney for the 13th season.
