Shikhar Dhawan has been named as replaced for Murali Vijay in the squad for Test Series in Sri Lanka starting July 26.
“Vijay, who had suffered a wrist injury during Australia’s tour of India, has complained of pain in his right wrist, while playing a preparatory match. The BCCI medical team has therefore advised that Vijay should continue his rehabilitation program,” he added.
UPDATE: @SDhawan25 to replace injured Murali Vijay for India’s tour of Sri Lanka, 2017 pic.twitter.com/OD07odsd3q
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The All India Senior Selection Committee on Monday named Shikhar Dhawan as the replacement for injured Murali Vijay In the Test team, which is scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka for a three-match Test series, the BCCI Secretary Amitabh Chaudhary said in a release.
After the Test series, India are scheduled to play five one-dayers starting August 20, before signing off with a lone Twenty20 on September 6.
The Indian team for Sri Lanka is as follows:
Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice captain), Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhinav Mukund.
