With captain Rohit Sharma likely to be ruled out of the upcoming two-match Test series in Bangladesh, Bengal batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran will reportedly join the squad. India team as cover for his injury. Rohit injured his thumb while fielding in the slip cordon during the second ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Easwaran scored back-to-back centuries while leading the India A team in the two-match unofficial Test series against Bangladesh A in Sylhet.
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“Abhimanyu Easwaran has scored consecutive hundreds in the ongoing A Test series and is an opener. In all likelihood, he will join the team in Chattogram after completing his second A Test in Sylhet.” PTI on conditions of anonymity.
The 27-year-old Easwaran has so far played 77 first-class matches and scored 5419 runs at an average of 44.41. He has 17 centuries and 23 half-centuries to his name.
Rohit immediately left the field after getting hurt and blood started dripping from his thumb. He went to the hospital for scans and returned to bat at number 9 and hit a blistering half-century but could not prevent a five-run defeat as Bangladesh took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
“It (thumb injury) is not very big. Some dislocation and some stitches. Fortunately, there was no fracture and hence, I was able to bat,” Rohit said during the post-match presentation.
India head coach Rahul Dravid later revealed that Rohit took some injections to be able to bat. “For him to show that level of courage was unprecedented. He had a severe dislocation and had to go to the hospital to get it fixed. He has stitches in his hand, and a few injections just to be able to go out and bat. But credit goes to him. He was really determined to go out and take a chance and it was amazing how close he got us with that innings,” Dravid said.
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