India have announced their 13-man squad for the second Test of the four-match series against Australia which is scheduled to take place in Perth, starting Friday. Big blow for the visitors is that apart from opener Prithvi Shaw, middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma and spinner Ravinchandran Ashwin too have been ruled out of the blockbuster clash at the new stadium in Perth.
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India’s 13-man squad: Virat Kohli (C), M Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav
India name 13-man squad for 2nd Test: Virat Kohli (C), M Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav #TeamIndia #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/dBnMLqZ7AD
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In a statement issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it was revealed that the trio will miss the upcoming clash due to respective injuries. While Shaw sustained the injury during the team’s warm-up clash against Cricket Australia XI, Ashwin and Rohit sustained respective injuries in the Adelaide Test, which India won by 31 runs to go 1-0 up in the series.
“Prithvi Shaw is recovering well from his left ankle injury but still undergoing treatment. R Ashwin has a left-sided abdominal strain and is receiving treatment at the moment. Rohit Sharma jarred his lower back while fielding in the 1st Test in Adelaide,” the BCCI statement read.
“The team management is closely monitoring these players and a call on their availability for the third Test will be taken at an appropriate time.”
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Hindustan Times had earlier reported that after missing the first Test, Shaw won’t be in contention for the second Test as well as he hasn’t been able to get fully fit in time. With Shaw out of the team, openers KL Rahul and Murali Vijay will have another chance to show their worth at the top of the order.
First Published: Dec 13, 2018 09:40 IST
Source: HindustanTimes