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SPORTS JANUARY 15, 2021 | The Indian Eye 54

too MUcH cricKet or too fragiLe?

How indian team turned into a travelling hospital

Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Hanuma Vihari, and Jasprit Bumrah

all missed the final game of the tour due to respective injuries

Our Bureau Monday. He later went for scans
and the results showed that he
Brisbane had dislocated his thumb.

ndia batsman and third Test The BCCI had confirmed
hero Hanuma Vihari, who that the all-rounder will be con-
Iwas ruled out of the series sulting a hand specialist in Syd-
decider after suffering a Grade ney before he returns to India.
2 tear on his hamstring, left Aus- He will then head to the Nation-
tralian shores on Friday. Vihari, al Cricket Academy in Bengal-
who was going through a lean uru for further management of
patch in the ongoing Test series his injury.
against Australia, went on to Earlier, India pacer Mo-
show grit and fight as he batted hammad Shami was ruled out
for 161 balls and combined with of the series after suffering a
Ashwin for 2.5 hours to deny fracture on his arm. He retired
Australia a win in the third Test hurt while batting in the second
at the Sydney Cricket Ground. innings at the Adelaide Oval on
The right-handed batsman on Hanuma Vihari Saturday after he was hit on the
Friday shared a picture before right arm by a bouncer from Pat
departing from Australia. In Cummins. Speaking to ANI,
the picture, Vihari can be seen sources in the know of devel-
smiling while sporting a T-shirt opments said that the terrible
and green cap. “Until next time pain was a result of the fracture
Australia,” Vihari tweeted. he has sustained. “Yes, he has
After the conclusion of the a fracture and that is why he
third Test, it was revealed that could not grip the bat and lift it
he batted with a Grade 2 tear to at the crease. It looked bad and
script the Sydney draw. the worst fear has come true,”
For the fourth Test, India the source said.
made four changes to their side. Australia pacer Josh Hazle-
Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravin- wood had said that the visitors
dra Jadeja, Vihari, and Jasprit would find it hard to have a re-
Bumrah all missed the final placement for the “class-bowl-
game of the tour due to respec- er” if he was indeed unavailable
tive injuries. The four players for the remainder of the series.
were replaced by Shardul Thak- “It is obviously a blow, we
ur, T Natarajan, Mayank Agar- Mohammad Shami (ANI photos) gonna see how bad it was. He
wal, and Washington Sundar. will undergo scans to see if
Tamil Nadu duo of spinner Sun- there. As of now, it looks very ed. But will soon return with there is any fracture or bruis-
dar and pacer Natarajan made tough for them to form even a a bang,” Jadeja tweeted. On ing. We wanna find out how
their Test debuts. playing 11. In the case of inju- Monday, the Board of Control much damage is done,” Ha-
India’s injury woes have ries, reserve players will get the for Cricket in India (BCCI) had zlewood had said during the
compounded with each pass- chance,” said Madan Lal, the confirmed that Jadeja would virtual post-match press con-
ing day and the latest in the list former coach and Test player. not be taking part in the fourth ference.
was Bumrah as the fast bowler Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja on Test against Australia, set to be “He is a class-bowler and
had an abdominal strain. “Lot Tuesday said that he has under- played at the Gabba, beginning he showed this in the game. So,
of problems is there in front of gone surgery after suffering a January 15. India might have to dig deeper
the Indian side. More than half blow on his thumb during the Jadeja had suffered a blow in their arsenal to try and cover
of the team is injured, top play- Pink Test at the Sydney Cricket to his left thumb while batting and him but we probably expect
ers are injured, and the absence Ground (SCG). “Out of action on day 3 of the third Border-Ga- him to play, I am not sure how
of big players will definitely be for a while, surgery complet- vaskar Test that concluded on bad the injury is,” he added.

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