Mohammed Shami Ruled Out Of T20I Series vs Australia After Testing COVID-19 Positive, Umesh Yadav Named Replacement
Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Australia after testing positive for COVID-19, the BCCI confirmed in an official media release on Sunday.
Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match Test series against Australia after testing positive for COVID-19, the BCCI confirmed in an official media release on Sunday. He has now been replaced by Umesh Yadav. Shami was named in the squad for the T20I series against Australia and South Africa.
Fast bowler Mohd Shami has tested positive for COVID-19 but will not play in the upcoming three-day series against Australia. Shami will not be able to play in the upcoming three-day Mastercard T20I series against Australia after being found positive for COVID-19.
He has been replaced by Umesh Yadav, chairman of the All-India Senior Selection Committee, it said.
It has been confirmed that Navdeep Saini has been ruled out of the India A one-day series against New Zealand A after sustaining a groin injury.
Navdeep Saini has sustained a groin injury playing against South Zone in the Duleep Trophy semi-final. He will not be able to play in this tournament. He is ruled out of the ongoing Duleep Trophy tournament and also from the upcoming three-match one-day series between India A and New Zealand A. Saini will now go to the National Cricket Association for further treatment of his injury.
Rishi Dhawan is the latest member of India’s senior selection committee to be named as the new captain of the A squad.
India squad for the series against Australia: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Umes Dinesh Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Prashant Singh.
India A: Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Sanju Samson (captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Kuldeep Yadav, Shahab.
