Ishan Kishan has been named as KL Rahul’s alternative for India’s ICC World Test Championship last in opposition to Australia. File
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Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has been named as KL Rahul’s alternative for India’s ICC World Test Championship last in opposition to Australia, which shall be performed from June 7 onwards at The Oval, London.
Meanwhile, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mukesh Kumar and Suryakumar Yadav have been named as stand-by gamers for the high-stakes match, as per a press launch from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
KL Rahul suffered an damage to his proper higher thigh whereas fielding throughout Match forty third of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 1.
After consultations with specialists, it has been determined that Rahul will endure surgical procedure on the earliest adopted by rehab on the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for a similar. He is dominated out of the upcoming ICC World Test Championship (WTC) last in opposition to Australia.
Jaydev Unadkat sustained a left shoulder damage after tripping on the aspect rope whereas bowling within the nets. A specialist session has been sought and the left-arm quick bowler is at present on the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru present process energy and rehab classes for his shoulder. A choice on his participation within the WTC last shall be taken at a later stage.
Umesh Yadav sustained a minor left hamstring damage throughout Match 36 of IPL 2023 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on April 26. The quick bowler is at present beneath the care of the KKR Medical Team and has began low-intensity bowling as a part of his rehab course of. The BCCI Medical Team is in common contact with KKR Medical Team and is intently monitoring Umesh’s progress.
India’s squad for WTC last:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wk).
Source: www.thehindu.com
