In the three-match series against South Africa, India has added Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Umesh Yadav to their roster, while Deepak Hooda has been ruled out due to a back injury.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Wednesday that Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Umesh Yadav have been added to India’s squad for the three-match T20I series against South Africa, while Deepak Hooda has been ruled out due to injury. “Due to a back injury, Deepak Hooda will not participate in the upcoming Mastercard South Africa Tour of India. The all-rounder is receiving additional treatment for his injury at NCA “According to the BCCI’s statement.
Arshdeep Singh has joined the team in Thiruvananthapuram, while Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also reported to the NCA for conditioning-related work, according to the statement.
Mohammed Shami has not fully recovered from COVID-19, and the BCCI has confirmed that he will not play in the series. Umesh Yadav, who was brought in to fill in for Shami during the just-completed series against Australia, has been kept on for the upcoming South Africa series as well.
“Due to his ongoing COVID-19 recovery, Mohd. Shami won’t be able to play in the three-match T20I series. Umesh Yadav and Shreyas Iyer have been chosen by the All-India Senior Selection Committee as replacements for Shami and Hooda, respectively. Additionally, Shahbaz Ahmed has been added to the T20I team “said the BCCI.
On Wednesday in Thiruvananthapuram, the first T20I will feature a match between South Africa and India.
India’s final T20I match before traveling to Australia for the 2022 T20 World Cup, which starts in a month, will be this one.
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, and Shahbaz Ahmed make up the Indian team for
