India tour of England: BCCI confirms Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav as replacements

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav as replacements for injured players.

Team India, who are on tour to England under the leadership of Virat Kohli, is troubled by the injuries of the players. And looking into this matter of concern The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) On Monday confirmed that Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, and Avesh Khan are ruled out of the England tour.

BCCI said in the release; “All-rounder Washington Sundar had taken an injection on his right-hand bowling finger. However, his recovery will take longer than expected and he is not bowling-fit. He is ruled out of the remainder of the tour.

“Fast bowler Avesh Khan suffered a blow to his left thumb on Day 1 of the warm-up game. He was taken for an X-Ray and the result confirmed a fracture. A specialist was consulted for further management of his injury. He is ruled out of India’s Tour of England.” the statement added.

“Opening batsman Shubman Gill sustained a developing stress reaction on his left lower leg (shin) during the World Test Championship final. This was confirmed via an MRI scan. He is ruled out of the tour and has returned back to India.” said BCCI.

BCCI in the release also confirmed on wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant who has recently recovered from COVID-19. BCCI said in a Statement; “Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has recovered from COVID-19 with two negative RT-PCR tests. He has begun his preparations for the upcoming Test series after clearance from the BCCI Medical Team.”

BCCI also mentioned the three other members of the team who were sent for elf-isolation in London. BCCI quoted in a statement; “Bowling coach B. Arun, Wriddhiman Saha and Abhimanyu Easwaran have completed their self-isolation in London and have now joined Team India in Durham.”

The Board of Control for Cricket in India stated in a release about the replacements for the injured players. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav as replacements,” said BCCI.

India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav

Standby players: Prasidh Krishna, Arzan Nagwaswalla

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