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How the growing injury

list is hampering Men in Blue’s

performance in Bangladesh

Jadeja has been out of action after suffering a knee injury. Rohit Sharma has gone to Mumbai to see a

specialist, but the BCCI is yet to provide an update on the status of his injury

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Dhaka

pinner Kuldeep Yadav has
been added to India’s squad for
Sthe third and final ODI of the
three-match series against Bangla-
desh, Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI) announced on Friday.
India has lost the three-match
ODI series 0-2 against host Bangla-
desh. “India captain Rohit Sharma
suffered a blow to his thumb in the
second over while fielding in the 2nd
ODI. The BCCI Medical Team as-
sessed him and he underwent scans
at a local hospital in Dhaka.
He has flown to Mumbai for spe-
cialist consultation and will miss the
final ODI. A call on his availability
for the upcoming Test series will be
taken later,” BCCI said in a state-
ment.
Rohit was among the three play-
ers confirmed by head coach Rahul
Dravid to miss the third ODI against
Bangladesh. Dravid stated that Rohit
would miss the third ODI and head
to Mumbai to consult an expert.
Fast bowler Kuldeep Sen com- Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the 2nd ODI match against Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday (ANI)
plained of stiffness in his back after
the first ODI. The BCCI Medical India’s squad for 3rd ODI against Bangladesh: which begins on December 14 in semi-finals last month.
Team assessed him and he was ad- Chattogram. Saurabh, the left-arm spinner
vised to rest from the 2nd ODI. KL Rahul (C) (WK), Shikhar Dhawan, Battling injuries, both players from Uttar Pradesh, might make his
Kuldeep Sen has been diag- Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, missed the last ODI series. In their debut as a stand-in for Jadeja. He has
nosed with a stress injury and is Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (WK), absence, India would most likely been a steady performer in the Ranji
ruled out of the series. Fellow fast Shahbaz Ahmed, Axar Patel, Washing- replace them with Uttar Pradesh’s Trophy, and in the ongoing unofficial
bowler Deepak Chahar sustained a ton Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Saurabh Kumar and Navdeep Saini. Test series against Bangladesh A, he
left hamstring strain during the 2nd Siraj, Umran Malik and Kuldeep Yadav. Both Saurabh and Saini are currently has taken ten wickets at an average
ODI and is also ruled out of the se- on tour with India A in Bangladesh. of 15.30.
ries. Both Kuldeep and Deepak will India to miss Jadeja and Shami Jadeja is still recovering from knee Saurabh can also contribute with
now report to NCA for further man- for Bangladesh Tests surgery he had earlier this year in the bat lower down the order, as he
agement of their injuries. September, and Shami is nursing a demonstrated on Thursday with a 39-
The All-India Senior Selection avindra Jadeja and Moham- shoulder problem. Shami sustained ball 55 at Sylhet against the Bangla-
Committee has added Kuldeep Ya- med Shami are racing against the injury during a training session desh-A side.
dav to India’s squad for the third Rtime to be fit for the two- after returning from Australia, where If promoted, Saini will join
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