Leach hurt his left knee while fielding on the first day of the Test series opener in Hyderabad, where he collided with the ground after diving to stop a boundary. On day two of the match, Leach aggravated the injury, which meant he picked a swelling on his injured knee and was unable to bowl long bowling spells, though he did bowl 26 overs in the first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But Leach managed to bowl 10 overs in the second innings, and took out Shreyas Iyer as England secured a famous 28-run victory at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. He missed the next Test at Visakhapatnam and was expected to be fit in time for the third Test at Rajkot. But it was decided during England\u2019s break at Abu Dhabi that Leach won\u2019t take any part for England in the remaining three Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI'm going to have an operation to get the rest of the swelling out because it's not budging. \"It was quite an unfortunate one. It was the second ball of the first innings in the field so that whole game I was playing with this knee problem.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I obviously knocked it a few times throughout that game and it has just created a long period of recovery. I need to get the operation done and then hopefully I can get back to playing cricket. I'd love to have a run of playing cricket and getting into a bit of a rhythm again and hopefully that can happen again once I've got this sorted,\" said Leach on BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Leach, who suffers from Crohn\u2019s disease, had just returned to Test match action after recovering from a stress fracture in the back which ruled him out of last year\u2019s Ashes against Australia at home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Following the end of Tests against India at Dharamshala on March 11, England's next assignment in the format will be the home series against the West Indies, starting at Lord's on July 10. Before this, Somerset, Leach\u2019s county team, will begin their County Championship campaign in an away match against Kent on April 5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/4th-test-jack-leach-to-undergo-surgery-on-left-knee-after-being-ruled-out-of-india-tour.jpg", "alt_img": "4th Test: Jack Leach to undergo surgery on left knee after being ruled out of India tour", "alt_title": "Hyderabad: Second day of the first test match between India and England", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "4th Test: Jack Leach To Undergo Surgery On Left Knee After Being Ruled Out Of India Tour On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "4th Test: Jack Leach To Undergo Surgery On Left Knee After Being Ruled Out Of India Tour, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: England\u2019s left-arm spinner Jack Leach revealed that he will undergo surgery on the left knee, which.", "seo_keywords": "Jack Leach, But Leach, Shreyas Iyer, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Abu Dhabi, BBC Radio, West Indies, County Championship", "tag": "", "tagging": "Jack Leach, But Leach, Shreyas Iyer, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Abu Dhabi, BBC Radio, West Indies, County Championship", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "4th-test-jack-leach-to-undergo-surgery-on-left-knee-after-being-ruled-out-of-india-tour", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "776", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-02-24 15:54:05", "updated": "2024-02-24 15:54:05", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Jack Leach, But Leach, Shreyas Iyer, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Abu Dhabi, BBC Radio, West Indies, County Championship", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-02-24 15:54:05", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/4th-test-jack-leach-to-undergo-surgery-on-left-knee-after-being-ruled-out-of-india-tour-138971" }