What comes as a serious blow for Crew India, new Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma has been dominated out of the three-match Test series towards South Africa. The 34-year-extinct injured himself whereas practising at Bandra Kurla Complex. Priyank Panchal, Gujarat batter, will be his quilt, confirmed Board of Administration for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Monday.
“Crew India Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma sustained a left hamstring damage at some stage in his coaching session right here in Mumbai the day previous. He has been dominated out of the upcoming 3-match Test series towards South Africa. Priyank Panchal will substitute Rohit Sharma in the Test squad,” BCCI mentioned in an announcement.
Particularly, BCCI is yet to convey a brand new vice-captain for the series.
NEWS – Priyank Panchal replaces injured Rohit Sharma in India’s Test squad.
Rohit sustained a left hamstring damage at some stage in his coaching session right here in Mumbai the day previous. He has been dominated out of the upcoming 3-match Test series towards South Africa.#SAvIND | @PKpanchal9 pic.twitter.com/b8VgoN52LW
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 13, 2021
Rohit’s participation in the ODI series is additionally uncertain because the personality of the damage is asserted to be serious. He became as soon as training in Mumbai for the final one week to equipment up for the upcoming three-match series.
Closing week, Rohit became as soon as named India’s Test vice-captain and he became as soon as additionally given the rein of white-ball structure. Rohit Sharma, India’s new white-ball skipper, lavished reward on Virat Kohli for leading the team from the front.
“He’s (Kohli) put the team in the pain where there would possibly perchance be not any longer one of these thing as a having a observe back. These 5 years that he has led the team led from the front each time we stepped onto the park. And yeah! there became as soon as a transparent grit and resolution to scheme shut each and every sport that became as soon as the message to your entire squad,” Rohit mentioned in an interview posted on the BCCI web situation
“We had a large time enjoying below him clearly we performed I performed hundreds of cricket below him and loved each and every moment and I would possibly aloof proceed to enact that,” he added.
The Test series begins on December 26.
India’s Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Priyank Panchal, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Md. Siraj
