Cricket

Ruturaj Gaikwad ruled out of Sri Lanka T20Is, Mayank Agarwal named as replacement

By Aman Shukla

Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka because of an injury on his right wrist, said BCCI on Saturday. The right-handed opening batter who wasn’t available for selection because of the same reason in the series opener in Lucknow, will head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.  “He had complained of pain in his right wrist joint ahead of the first T20I in Lucknow on Thursday and was examined by the BCCI Medical Team,” BCCI said in a release. Mayank Agarwal has been drafted in as Ruturaj’s replacement for the remaining two matches in Dharamsala.

“An MRI scan was later conducted followed by a specialist consultation. Ruturaj will now head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further management of his injury.

“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Mayank Agarwal to India’s squad for the remaining two T20Is. Mayank has joined the team in Dharamsala,” the release further added.

India’s T20 squad for 2nd and 3rd T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan, Mayank Agarwal.

 

Aman Shukla

Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication. A media enthusiast who has a stronghold on communication, content writing, and copy writing. Aman is currently working as a subeditor at dailyindianews.com and can be reached at [email protected]