Chennai, Dec 14 (UNI) The All-India Senior Selection
Committee has named Shardul Thakur as replacement for
the injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the upcoming ODI
series against West Indies beginning with the first match
here tomorrow.
BCCI Honorary Secretary Jay Shah in a release today
said 'Bhuvneshwar complained of pain in his right
groin after the final T20I in Mumbai on Wednesday.'
He underwent an ultrasound scan conducted by a
specialist and the BCCI medical team found that
his sportsman’s hernia symptoms have resurfaced,
he said.
A specialist opinion will now be sought, and his
management plan will be decided accordingly.
Bhuvneshwar was the second player to be changed
from the original squad after Shikhar Dhawan was
ruled out due to an injury and he was replaced by
Karnataka's Mayank Agarwal.
Revised India’s squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit
Sharma (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, K L Rahul,
Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Shivam
Dube, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra
Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed
Shami, Shardul Thakur.
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