IND vs ENG: Suryakumar Yadav has been called up to the Indian Test team for the first time, and he, along with opener Prithvi Shaw, will be going to England as replacements after three players were ruled out due to injury.
Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, and Avesh Khan were ejected from the current tour.
The Test series will begin on August 4th.
Shubman was rule out after suffering shin splints in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, while Avesh injured his thumb in a warm-up game against County XI.
Washington’s finger ailment has worsened.
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BCCI official confirmed the development
“Yes, Prithvi and Surya are flying to UK from Sri Lanka. Jayant was also suppose to go but there has been some change in plans due to quarantine requirements. Jayant is now not going. Both players will have a bubble to bubble transfer from Colombo to London. Whether they will fly in the middle of the T20 Internationals (Shaw and and Suryakumar are part of team in Sri Lanka) or post that is being worked out,” the senior official told PTI.
“But yes, they are our replacement players for Test series in England. They might just leave after the three T20 Internationals but we will get confirmation in another three days.”
Ajinkya Rahane’s hamstring injury will keep the team in worry , therefore Suryakumar’s strong batting may be utilise at some time throughout the series.
“In any case, if Ajinkya misses the first Test, it will be KL Rahul who will bat in the middle-order in Nottingham. The team management is still confident that Ajinkya might be all right before the Nottingham Test.”
However, no pacer will be going at this time because there are currently seven pacers in the UK for matches and net sessions.
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