Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsman Sherfane Rutherford has left the IPL 2021 bubble to be along with his household after the sudden demise of his father, the franchise confirmed on Thursday, September 24.
“The SRH household conveys its heartfelt condolences to Sherfane Rutherford and his household on the passing away of his father. Sherfane might be leaving the IPL bio-bubble to be along with his household on this tough hour,” tweeted SRH.
The #SRH household conveys its heartfelt condolences to Sherfane Rutherford and his household on the passing away of his father.
Sherfane might be leaving the IPL bio-bubble to be along with his household on this tough hour.#OrangeArmy #OrangeOrNothing #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/cQTbJD2paK
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) September 23, 2021
Earlier this month, Sunrisers had signed Rutherford as a substitute participant for England opener Jonny Bairstow, who pulled out of the UAE leg of IPL 2021 attributable to private issues.
23-year-old Rutherford was in elegant type within the lately concluded Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021, scoring three half-centuries in his tally of 262 runs at a strike price of 127.18. He has performed for Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) within the IPL earlier.
The lack of Rutherford is one other blow to the 2016 champions languishing on the backside of the IPL 2021 factors desk, having registered a solitary win from eight video games. They’ll subsequent face Punjab Kings (PBKS) within the second fixture on Saturday (September 25).