BAN Vs IND: Rohit Sharma To Miss First Test Against Bangladesh; KL Rahul To Lead India
New Delhi: India captain Rohit Sharma will miss the first Test against Bangladesh that starts on December 14 in Chittagong, the BCCI confirmed in a media release on Sunday. In his absence, KL Rahul will lead the side.
Rohit suffered a thumb injury against Bangladesh in the second ODI and was rushed to the hospital for scans. He returned to the field to bat playing a sensational 28-ball 51 not out in a valiant effort.
However, he was ruled out of the third ODI. “India captain Rohit Sharma met with a specialist in Mumbai for his left thumb injury, which he sustained during the 2nd ODI against Bangladesh.
UPDATE ????: Changes to #TeamIndia’s squad for the Test series against Bangladesh.
Rohit Sharma ruled out of 1st Test. KL Rahul to lead. Abhimanyu Easwaran named as replacement.
Mohd Shami & Ravindra Jadeja ruled out of Test series. Navdeep Saini and Saurabh Kumar replace them.
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 11, 2022
“He has been advised appropriate management for this injury and will not be available for the first Test against Bangladesh. The BCCI Medical Team will take a call on his availability for the second and final Test at a later stage,” the BCCI release said.
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are yet to fully recover from their respective shoulder and knee injuries and are ruled out of the Test series. Navdeep Saini and Saurabh Kumar are named as replacements for Shami and Jadeja respectively.
India’s updated squad for Bangladesh Tests: KL Rahul (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat