In a major blow to the Indian cricket team, Indian pacemaker Ishant Sharma has been excluded from the upcoming 4-match test series against Australia. The development was confirmed by the Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) on Thursday night through a statement.
“Ishant has fully recovered from the lateral strain injury he sustained during IPL 2020 in the United Arab Emirates. As his workload to achieve test fitness increases, Mr. Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the Trophy. Border-Gavaskar, “the BCCI statement read. .
At the same time, the uncapped pacemaker T Natarajan has been inducted into the ODI team of India, one day before the first match of the ODI series against Australia in Sydney. He has been added to the team as a backup option after Navdeep Saini complained of a back spasm.
“The All India Senior Selection Committee has added T Natarajan to the India team for ODI’s three-game series against Australia starting Friday,” the statement read.
“Navdeep Saini complained of back spasms and Natarajan was added as backup,” the statement read.
The statement also gave the update on Rohit Sharma’s physical condition.
“Rohit Sharma is currently in rehab at the NCA. Their next evaluation will take place on December 11, after which the BCCI will have clarity about their participation in the next Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, ”the BCCI statement reads.
“Rohit had to return to Mumbai after the IPL to care for his sick father. His father is now recovering well and that has allowed him to travel to the NCA and begin his rehabilitation, ”the statement said.
India ODI Team: Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Shami, Mohammed Shami , Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan.
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