England's Sam Curran Ruled Out Of T20 World Cup, Replacement Named

England all-rounder Sam Curran has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup with a lower back injury.

Curran complained of back pain after Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League fixture on Saturday against Rajasthan Royals.

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.

Curran’s brother, Tom, has been drafted into England’s squad for the T20 World Cup. In addition, 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 today and will remain in Oman until 16 October before moving to Dubai for the start of the tournament.