India’s second highest ODI wicket-taker this year, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is waiting for the BCCI medical specialist to guide him after being sidelined due to sports hernia that was diagnosed late.

The pace bowler, who has been India’s mainstay in limited overs cricket and whose injury forced the team management to summon a Test specialist for the ODI series against West Indies, says he doesn’t know how he got injured and how soon he will be back in action.

He had a hamstring strain during the World Cup in England while the sports hernia went undetected initially at the National Cricket Academy , after tests at a private clinic as recommended by the Bengaluru-based body.

“Sports hernia is not a serious problem. I played with it in the T20 series. I was normal. Sports hernia gives a bit of discomfort. It is not like I can’t walk… But I have to ensure it is cured and doesn’t become problematic,” Kumar said on phone from Hyderabad ahead of a promotional event of sports equipment maker, Asics.

The appointment with the BCCI specialist has been fixed for the first week of January. Sports hernia is a strain or tear of soft tissue in the lower abdomen or groin area.