England all-rounder Sam Curran will not be playing for Chennai Super Kings in the remainder of IPL 2021 as he has been ruled out with a back injury. The highly-rated all-rounder suffered a back pain during CSK's lost to Rajasthan Royals on Saturday and scans revealed the lower back injury.

Is Sam Curran playing IPL 2021?

Sam Curran has been ruled out of the IPL 2021 and ICC Men's T20 World Cup with a lower back injury. ... "Curran's brother, Tom, has been drafted into England's squad for the T20 World Cup. In addition, Surrey's Reece Topley has been added as a travelling reserve. Topley will join the England party in due course.

How much did CSK pay Sam Curran?

Ahead of the 2020 season, Curran was released by the Kings which landed him in the IPL 2020 Player Auction. The pace bowler who had a base price of 1 cr was finally sold to the Chennai Super Kings for INR 5.5 cr.