Team India white-ball specialists Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar are reportedly dominated out of the upcoming T20I collection in opposition to Sri Lanka. The hosts suffered a double blow forward of the collection as Chahar sustained a hamstring damage within the final T20I in opposition to West Indies whereas bowling, whereas Suryakumar has reportedly suffered a hairline fracture on his hand.
A BCCI official has additionally confirmed the information about Chahar to PTI and asserted that the pacer will full his rehab at National Cricket Academy (NCA).
“He is dominated out of the collection and can full his rehab at NCA,” said a BCCI official.
After dismissing the West Indies openers cheaply in the run chase, Chahar walked off the field holding his hamstring without completing his second over. He was in his delivery stride when it appeared that he had pulled up a muscle in his right leg after which he stopped in his delivery stride and sat on the ground. The physio did rush to the ground, but the damage was done and Chahar pulled out of the game.
It remains to be seen if Chahar will be fit for the IPL which is expected to begin in the last week of March.
“The team has sought no replacement as vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah is already in the side,” the official added.
Apart from Bumrah, India even have Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj and Harshal Patel within the squad for the T20I collection in opposition to Sri Lanka.
While, based on a Cricbuzz report, Suryakumar attended the observe session forward of the collection in Lucknow however has now been declared unfit. The report additional steered that the 31-year-old additionally suffered the damage in the course of the third T20I in opposition to Windies throughout fielding.
Due to bio-bubble protocols, BCCI won’t announce any replacements for the duo as India have already got sufficient backup choices of their squad to compete in opposition to the vacationers.
The T20 International collection in opposition to Sri Lanka begins in Lucknow on Thursday. The subsequent two T20Is might be performed in Dharamsala on February 26 and 27.
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