Ban vs Ind 2022 – 1st Test
India skipper Rohit Sharma will not be part of the first Test against Bangladesh starting on Wednesday as he continues to undergo treatment for a thumb injury sustained earlier this week.
A BCCI press release on Sunday said that Rohit met a specialist in Mumbai and is working towards getting fit to join the squad for the second Test starting on December 22. crew.
In Rohit’s absence, KL Rahul, the stand-in captain, and Shubman Gill are likely to open the batting while Abhimanyu Easwaran, who led India A in Bangladesh, waits.
Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami have been completely ruled out of the tour, still nursing shoulder and knee injuries.
With Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar and Delhi pacer Navdeep Saini breaking into the senior team, it is again two India A players stepping up in their place.
Saurashtra’s Jaydev Unadkat has been brought in for a pace attack which includes Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur.
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