A file photograph of Washington Sundar
India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Washington Sundar have been ruled out of the T20I series against England, starting July 3, the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed on Sunday.
"Sundar suffered an injury to his right ankle during Indian team’s training session at the Malahide Cricket Club, Dublin on June 26, 2018. He subsequently underwent scans and was seen by a specialist," the BCCI said in a statement.
All-rounders Krunal Pandya and Axar Patel have been named as the replacements for Sundar in the T20Is and ODIs respectively.
Fast bowler Bumrah sustained an injury while attempting a catch in the first T20I against Ireland in Dublin on Wednesday. The national team selectors have named Deepak Chahar as his replacement in the T20I side.
India’s T20I squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav
The selectors have also added Rishabh Pant to India A squad for the four-day matches. Currently a member of the India A’s squad for the one-day games, Pant will continue to be with the side for the longer format too.
India A squad: Karun Nair (Captain), R Samarth, Mayank Agarwal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Ankit Bawne, Vijay Shankar, KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Jayant Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Rajneesh Gurbani, Rishabh Pant
