Chittagong. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was on Sunday ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh starting here on Wednesday due to a thumb injury. Rohit suffered an injury to his left thumb while fielding in the second ODI against Bangladesh at Mirpur on December 7.
According to a statement issued by the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI), “Indian captain Rohit Sharma visited a specialist in Mumbai for the injury to his left thumb, which he suffered during the second ODI against Bangladesh. He has been advised proper management of the injury and will be unavailable for the first Test against Bangladesh.
India’s updated squad for Bangladesh Tests: KL Rahul (C), Shubman Gill, C Pujara (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, R Pant (WK), KS Bharat (WK), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, S Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2022
“The BCCI medical team will take a call on his availability for the second and final Test of the series later. The All India Senior Selection Committee has included Abhimanyu Easwaran in his place in the squad for the first Test.
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