Ravindra Jadeja, out with a hamstring injury, and Mohammed Shami, suffering an ankle issue, are unlikely to be fit for the England series.
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips congratulates India’s Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami on winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between India and New Zealand in Dharamshala, India, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will need more time to recover from his hamstring injury and along with pacer Mohammed Shami could miss the remainder of the five-match Test series against England.
Jadeja, who pulled his hamstring following his run-out during India’s fourth-innings chase in the series opener in Hyderabad, was initially ruled out of the second Test beginning Friday.
Jadeja returned with figures of 3/88 and 2/131 and also scored 87 and 2 in the first Test that India lost by 28 runs.
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A hamstring injury normally takes at least four weeks to heal and it is likely that Jadeja could be ruled out of the entire series. The final Test of the series is in Dharamsala from 7-11 March.
Pacer Shami, sidelined with an injury after a sterling show in last year’s ODI World Cup in India, has gone to England to take special injections for his left ankle problem and also consult a surgeon.
He was initially not considered for the first two Tests, but it is now learnt that he could be ruled out of the entire series.
India will also miss KL Rahul in the second Test as he’s out with pain in his right quadriceps for which he underwent surgery in 2022.
Currently under rehab at the National Cricket Academy, it remains to be seen if he is back before the third Test in Rajkot from 15 February.
India are also without star batter Virat Kohli, who withdrew from the first two Tests owing to personal reasons, forcing the BCCI to pick uncapped Rajat Patidar as replacement.
India have also added middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan, left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar and all-rounder Washington Sundar to the squad.
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Published on: February 01, 2024 21:59:59 IST