Saini, who did not bowl a single over in the game, was taken off the field in the penultimate over of the Sri Lanka innings, when he fell on his left shoulder.
The series is presently tied at 1-1 and the hosts will be aiming to end their barren run against a depleted Indian side.
Saini, who did not bowl a single over in the game, was taken off the field in the penultimate over of the Sri Lanka innings, when he injured his shoulder while fielding.
As many as 11 players, including Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini and Mohammed Siraj, began their training under the guidance of Mike Hesson, director of cricket operations and head coach Simon Katich.
Saini, who finally made his Test debut in the Australia series after years of wait, said he risked aggravating his injury by bowling in the second innings.
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While Shardul Thakur and T Natarajan are also in contention, Nehra feels the selection of Saini for the Sydney Test, starting Thursday, is a no-brainer if one goes by pure cricketing logic.
They have been placed into isolation for potential breach of COVID-19 protocols after a video went viral on social media where they were spotted having food at a restaurant in Melbourne.
The legendary cricketer feels if injured Shami doesn’t recover in time, then Ishant Sharma must be sent to Australia immediately as Navdeep was unimpressive in the warm-up game.
Siraj, who is in Australia with the Indian squad for the upcoming four-Test series, lost his father a week ago.
With the much-awaited series against Australia, India will return to international cricket after over eight months of coronavirus hiatus.
Indian coach Ravi Shastri said Indian fast bowling quality gives them an edge over Australia; Calling the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini his fabulous five.
Indian pacer Navdeep Saini is celebrating his 28th birthday today.
SRH need to win both their remaining games to stand a chance to make it to the playoffs. RCB need to win only one of their remaining games to make the playoffs.
Saini had incurred the injury during the CSK game while trying to stop the ball off his own bowling in the last ball of the 18th over. He had left the field immediately.
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