Angkrish Raghuvanshi Undergoes Surgery; Joins Mumbai In 1st Move Since Injury

Angkrish Raghuvanshi - (Source: KKRExtra/X.com)In a significant development, KKR’s star boy Angkrish Raghuvanshi has undergone a successful surgery in London. Notably, the right-handed batter fractured his finger during the business end of IPL, which eventually ruled him out of the tournament.Angkrish Raghuvanshi is a budding cricketer and was KKR’s star batter in IPL 2026. The 22-year-old scored 422 runs in 12 innings, averaging 42.20 in IPL 2026. However, he missed the last two group-stage matches for the Knight Riders.Angkrish Raghuvanshi Undergoes Surgery In LondonAccording to sports journalist Gaurav Gupta, Angkrish Raghuvanshi had travelled to London for the surgery, which was performed in the last week of June. Since it is a finger injury, the 22-year-old has not received the green light to return to action.For the unversed, Raghuvanshi picked up the injury against Mumbai Indians. Notably, he bumped into Varun Chakaravarthy over a catch.Tilak Varma mistimed a shot that went straight up in the air. The bowler was well in position for the catch, but Angkrish got excited and covered a good distance. Varun took the catch, but Angkrish bumped into him, leaving both players on the ground and the catch getting dropped.Also Read: Jofra Archer Returns? England's Predicted Playing XI For 2nd T20I Vs India, 2026Eventually, after an over, Angkrish realised that he won’t be able to continue and left the field after consulting with the physio. Since then, the KKR star has not played a game of cricket.Angkrish Raghuvanshi Joins Mumbai CampGaurav Gupta also added that Angkrish Raghuvanshi has joined Mumbai’s pre-season camp in BKC. However, Raghuvanshi won’t take part in batting or bowling drills for the next 15 days. “Raghuvanshi has joined Mumbai's pre-season camp at BKC. However, he won't bat or field for the first 15 days. He will only undertake fitness routines,” reported Gaurav Gupta.Angkrish Raghuvanshi In High Demand Ahead Of IPL 2027It is worth noting that after a successful IPL 2026, several teams have shown interest in having the 22-year-old youngster for the upcoming season. It is worth noting that there were reports that Mumbai Indians, who are looking to off-load Pandya, approached KKR for a trade.For the unversed, Hardik Pandya had a poor season with Mumbai Indians and is now looking for other options via trade. Meanwhile, MI approached KKR looking to bring Raghuvanshi and Harshit Rana to their side.However, KKR rejected the request, hinting that they are looking at Raghuvanshi as their long-term prospect.How Realistic Are KKR's Chances Of Releasing Angkrish Raghuvanshi?As mentioned above, KKR are looking at Raghuvanshi as their long-term prospect. In IPL 2026, he scored 422 runs and showed maturity. In most of the matches, the 22-year-old played as per the situation, which is why the KKR management is looking a leader in him.Also, the Knight Riders won't look to make another mistake like they did against Shubman Gill, who went onto lead Gujarat Titans and is making noise there with the bat.Also Read: Austrian Batter Breaks Rohit Sharma's Untouched Record