Sydney Sixers have been hit by injuries in the ongoing Big Bash League 2021-22. Tom Curran will miss the entire season due to a back injury and will return to the United Kingdom. Steve O’Keefe has been ruled out for a “short term”, while Ben Manenti has also been ruled out of the tournament due to a neck stress fracture.

Tom Curran, Ben Manenti ruled out of BBL 2021-22.

Tom Curran will fly back to the UK to begin rehab work on his back injury.

Steve O'Keefe has been ruled out for the "short term" while Ben Manenti has also been ruled out of the tournament after suffering a neck stress fracture. pic.twitter.com/IvV6RJjNhQ

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A Troublesome hotspot in the back has Forced Curran to leave the Tournament and go home to rehab

A troublesome hotspot in the back has forced Curran to leave the tournament and go home for rehabilitation. Meanwhile, O’Keefe strained his calf after a win over the Melbourne Stars at the MCG.

“On and off the field, those three guys play a big part for us and their presence around the team and on-field skills will be remembered by everyone in the group. But for us, we always look for 18-matches in our squad. We have ready players and we see this as an opportunity for others in our group.”

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Tom Curran is One to Accept Challenges

“We pride ourselves on being a club and a team that accepts challenges. But to lose players of the caliber of Tom Curran and Ben. And keep SOK on the sidelines, will be a challenge for any team and those People are not easily replaced,” said captain Moises Henriques.

Henriques also emphasized that there is no need to press the panic button especially with some players coming back. “We saw Ben Dwarshui recovering from injury this week. Jackson Bird is not far away and Sean Abbott is back after the birth of his daughter. So there’s no need to panic,” he added.

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“There are guys like Lloyd Pope and Mickey Edwards who really deserve an opportunity. But because of the strength of our list they didn’t get as many chances as they deserved, so it will be little time for those guys to play. is a part of.”

The Sixers, who top the table after three wins from four games. Will “explore replacement player options for the injury in the coming days”.