MEDIA ADVICE
December 11, 2022
India’s Tour of Bangladesh
Team India Updates for the Test Series
Indian captain Rohit Sharma met with a specialist in Mumbai for his left thumb injury, which he suffered during the 2nd ODI against Bangladesh. 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 call at a later stage regarding its availability for the second and final Test. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has appointed Abhimanyu Easwaran as his replacement for the first Test.
Fast bowler Mohd. Shami and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja have yet to fully recover from their respective shoulder and knee injuries and will be ruled out of the Test series. The selectors have named Navdeep Saini and Saurabh Kumar as replacements for Shami and Jadeja respectively. The selection committee has also added fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat to India’s squad for the Test series.
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
JAY SHAH
Honorary Secretary
BCCI
