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T Natarajan to replace Umesh Yadav in India’s Test squad
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian bowler T Natarajan will replace pacer Umesh Yadav in the Indian cricket team for the last two Test matches against Australia.
Umesh Yadav sustained a strain in his left calf muscle on Day 3 of the second Border-Gavaskar Test in Melbourne.
He underwent scans later in the day.
The fast bowler will not recover completely ahead of the remaining two Test matches and has been ruled out of the series.
Ahead of the Boxing Day Test, Shardul Thakur was added to the Test squad as Mohd. Shami’s replacement after the senior fast bowler suffered a hairline fracture in his right forearm. Both Shami and Umesh Yadav will head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further rehabilitation of their injuries.
Rohit Sharma has completed his quarantine and has now joined the Indian Cricket Team in Melbourne.
Team India Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan
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