Fast pitcher T Natarajan will replace Umesh Yadav in the India squad for the final two tests against Australia, the Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Friday. Umesh had suffered a strained left calf muscle on the third day of the second test in Melbourne and has been ruled out of the series. BCCI also said that Shardul Thakur was added to the team prior to the Melbourne Test as a replacement for Mohammed Shami, who suffered a minor fracture to his right forearm. Both Umesh and Shami will undergo rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
NEWS: T Natarajan to replace Umesh Yadav in the India test team. #TeamIndia #AUSvIND
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– BCCI (@BCCI) January 1, 2021
BCCI confirmed that Rohit Sharma has joined the India team in Melbourne after completing his quarantine.
Umesh threw just 3.3 overs in the second inning in Melbourne before limping off the field complaining of calf pain.
BCCI tweeted shortly after with an update on Umesh’s injury, saying the pacemaker had been taken for scans.
He threw no more bowls in the game even as India posted an eight-wicket victory to level the series 1-1.
Mohammed Shami was injured after being hit on the right forearm by a Pat Cummins goalkeeper during India’s second inning of Test 1 in Adelaide.
Shami did not play in the second Test and was replaced in the XI of India by Mohammed Siraj.
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Both Thakur and Saini are in line for a spot in the Indian XI for the third round in Sydney starting on January 7th.
Team India test team for the last two tests: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rohit Sharma (vc), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (week), Rishabh Pant (week), Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan
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