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England opener Rory Burns to be out of action for 4 months

By Surendra Kumar January 09, 2020 • 16:40 PM View: 1246

London, Jan 7: England opener Rory Burns will be out of action for four months after undergoing surgery on ruptured ligaments in his left ankle. Burns will miss England's two-Test tour of Sri Lanka slated to be held in March.

Burns, who was England's top scorer in the first Test against South Africa in Centurion, had injured his left ankle while playing a football match during the warm-up prior to the Cape Town Test and scans had revealed that he sustained ligament damage.

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