New Delhi: The first match of the three-match T20 International series between India and West Indies is scheduled to be played on 16th February at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata.
Ahead of the series opener, Rohit Sharma & Co. received a major setback as spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar has reportedly been ruled out of the entire India-West Indies T20I series due to injury.
Sundar has suffered a Grade 1 hamstring injury. A Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) official told Cricbuzz that after the hamstring injury, Sundar now will have to report to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) on Tuesday, February 15.
NEWS : Washington Sundar ruled out of @paytm #INDvWI T20I series.
The #TeamIndia The all-rounder suffered a left hamstring muscle strain during fielding in the third ODI against the West Indies played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.
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The report also suggests that Sundar will have to spend at least three weeks at the NCA which could also result in him missing the upcoming India-Sri Lanka series too.
Washington Sundar has become the third Indian player to be ruled out of the T20I series. Before him, vice-captain KL Rahul and spinner Axar Patel have also been ruled out of the T20 series. Rituraj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda have been included in the team as their replacements.
India T20 squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda.
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