A dejected Jason Sangha says issues acquired “pretty grim” as he handled the ache of a damaged collarbone understanding his whole BBL marketing campaign could possibly be in jeopardy simply three video games into his stint as Thunder captain.
Sangha had X-rays in Melbourne on Monday and can meet with a specialist in Sydney on Tuesday to find out how lengthy he’ll be sidelined.
The 23-year-old stated his consolation ranges have been “terrible” however thanked the Thunder for placing him in business class so he may not less than stretch his left arm on the flight again to Sydney.
Sangha suffered the harm within the remaining few overs as he desperately tried to cease a ball simply moments after he’d pulled off the save of the season at mid-off to disclaim Aaron Finch a sure boundary.
“I’m not going to lie, I’m in a pretty grim position at the moment,” he instructed the NCA NewsWire simply moments after he landed again in Sydney in one other signal that he has all the category to be a long-term captain.
“Ever since I was a kid, I used to go down to the park with my dad and practise how to dive properly for shoulder health. I always worked on how to dive properly, and it’s something I’ve continued to work on over the years with my fielding.
“This was one of those instances where I did everything right but my elbow just got caught in the grass and it stuck there a little longer than it should have. I tried to roll onto the back of my shoulder, but I couldn’t, and I landed straight on it.
“That’s why the collarbone snapped in half.
“To top it off, I got hit in the face with the ball, so it wasn’t a nice sequence.”
Sangha stated the Marvel Stadium floor performed no half within the harm however is fearful that the awkward touchdown may have long-lasting psychological penalties.
“It was a bit freakish, and if I’m being honest, it might cause a bit of head noise with the mental demons the next time I try to dive on my left side,” he stated.
“It was funny because an over before that I probably had the best stop of my life, and then a few minutes later I had the worst moment of my career.
“The pain was pretty bad and the painkillers didn’t really work.
“It was a bit of a blessing that the World Cup was on so I had an excuse not to sleep.
“I got a solid hour of sleep because I was really anxious to find out what the X-ray would bring. You never know until you get the scans just how bad the damage is.
“Sometimes you can exaggerate things in your head and think it’s going to be a lot worse, so the anxiety of waiting to see kept me up the most.”
Losing Sangha is the very last thing the Thunder wanted after they have been rolled for simply 15 in a record-breaking effort towards the Strikers final week.
Chris Green will step in as skipper nevertheless it’s going to be onerous to switch somebody who scored 445 runs final season and was named as one of many X-factors within the crew of the match.
“This was the one thing that I was pencilling in all year, so I don’t really have any words for it,” Sangha lamented.
“This is the tournament I really wanted to dominate again in after a successful year last year. With the added responsibility of being captain, I really wanted to bring that trophy back.
“We’ve still got a really good roster, so it’s time for me to find a role in another way where I can help the guys.”
