India’s veteran pacer Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa beginning December 26 in Centurion. The BCCI has confirmed that the medical panel has not cleared the Amroha-born pacer and therefore will not journey to the Rainbow Nation for the eagerly anticipated Test tour.
In one other main improvement, pacer Deepak Chahar has withdrawn from India’s ODI leg of the continued South Africa series. The BCCI has knowledgeable that Chahar is catering to a medical emergency at his dwelling and requested the board to take away his title from the ODI squad.
Shami is reportedly battling an ankle situation therefore his participation within the Test series against the Proteas was unsure since India’s apex cricketing governing physique had introduced the squad for a similar on November 30. The 33-year-old pacer’s absence would possibly harm India as he has a powerful Test report.
The right-arm pacer has bagged 229 scalps in 64 matches within the longest format of the game at a median of 27.71.Â
Additionally, he was the main wicket-taker on the not too long ago concluded ODI World Cup as he claimed 24 poles in simply seven video games at a jaw-dropping bowling common of 10.70. His stellar World Cup noticed him declare a number of information and grow to be India’s main wicket-taker within the historical past of the marquee match.
On the opposite hand, Deepak was named in each the T20I and ODI squads however the medical emergency at dwelling by no means allowed him to board a flight to South Africa. The Men’s Selection Committee has, due to this fact, named uncapped participant Akash Deep as his substitute.
Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer will solely be accessible for the primary ODI of the three-match series and can then be a part of the Test squad to arrange for the Test series forward of the Boxing Day Test in Centurion.
India’s up to date ODI squad:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep
