Saturday 5 November 2016 12:34, UK
Rohit Sharma will miss India's entire five-match Test series against England - and possibly the limited-overs leg which follows after Christmas.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced two days ago that their most stylish batsman was out of the first two Tests against England, in Rajkot and Vizag, after injuring his thigh during the one-day international series victory over New Zealand.
It was suggested then that Rohit may need surgery, and that probability was underlined in a short statement from the Indian board on Friday afternoon.
It read: "BCCI medical team confirms that India batsman Rohit Sharma sustained an injury on his right upper quadriceps tendon, during the fifth and final match of the one-day series against New Zealand in Vizag on 29 October, 2016.
"He will travel to London early next week for specialist consultation with a possibility to undergo surgery - as a result of which, he is expected to miss at least 10 to 12 weeks of cricket.
"The BCCI medical team will extend all support to Rohit Sharma, to regain full fitness and further contribute to Indian Cricket."
The first of three ODIs against England is on January 15 - with three Twenty20s to follow from January 26 - leaving Sharma with a tight schedule to be back in time.
