The rapid bowler had undergone scans right after he complained of discomfort in his calf muscle when bowling on the third day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Umesh limped more than on finishing his adhere to-via in the course of his fourth more than following which he was taken back to the dressing space.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced T Natarajan as Umesh’s replacement. Rohit Sharma has also joined the group following the completion of his quarantine, the board mentioned.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named T Natarajan as Yadav’s replacement. Ahead of the Boxing Day Test, Shardul Thakur was added to the Test squad as Mohd. Shami’s replacement after the senior fast bowler suffered a hairline fracture in his right forearm. Both Shami and Umesh Yadav will head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further rehabilitation of their injuries. Rohit Sharma has completed his quarantine and has now joined the Indian Cricket Team in Melbourne,” BCCI mentioned in a statement.
The third Test in between Australia and India will be played at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground from January 7. The teams are presently in Melbourne and will attain Sydney on Monday.
Team India Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan.