Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav have been named as injury replacements for India’s Test matches in England next month and will travel to the country at the end of the ongoing T20I series in Sri Lanka.
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After several days of speculation, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finally confirmed that Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan (who was among the reserve players) and Washington Sundar have been injured and ruled out of the entire series.
Gill had also reached home without any official information from the BCCI.
“All-rounder Washington Sundar had taken an injection on the bowling finger of his right hand. However, his recovery will take longer than expected and he is not fit to bowl. He has been ruled out of the rest of the tour, the BCCI said in a statement.
Fast bowler Avesh Khan injured his left thumb on the first day of the warm-up game. He was taken for an X-ray and the result confirmed the fracture. An expert was consulted for further management of his injury. He is out of India’s tour of England.”
“Opening batsman Shubman Gill suffered a developing stress reaction on his left lower leg (shin) during the World Test Championship final. This was confirmed by MRI scan. He is out of the tour and has returned to India.”
Shaw and Yadav, who scored runs and scored half-centuries in the limited-overs series in Sri Lanka on Sunday, were confirmed as replacements in the same statement.
“The All India Senior Selection Committee has named Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav as replacements,” it further said.
The selection panel has also shifted opener Abhimanyu Easwaran to the main squad, as is evident from the new squad named in the media release.
The board also confirmed that wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has joined the team after recovering from Covid-19. It also said that bowling coaches Bharat Arun, Wriddhiman Saha and Abhimanyu Easwaran have completed their self-isolation in London and have now joined the Indian team in Durham.
India begins their five-Test series against England in Nottingham from August 4.
India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav.
Standby Players: M. Pranandhan Krishna, Arjan Nagwaswala
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