Team India had to deal with a major injury blow ahead of the South Africa tour. In-form opener Rohit Sharma who is set to open in the South Africa Test series after missing NZ Tests at home sustained a hamstring injury during training session in Mumbai on Sunday (Dec 16) and had been ruled out of the South Africa Tests.
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Young opener Priyank Panchal has been named as his replacement for the series. Even though Priyank might not get a place in the playing XI, it would be a great opportunity for the youngster to prove his worth overseas if need arises.
"Team India Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma sustained a left hamstring injury during his training session here in Mumbai yesterday. He has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match Test series against South Africa. Priyank Panchal will replace Rohit Sharma in the Test squad," stated BCCI in their media release.
Rohit Sharma was earlier named India's vice-captain for South Africa, taking the position from out-of-form Ajinkya Rahane. Even though BCCI has not officially picked a vice-captain yet, it would be interesting to see who gets to play that role in South Africa.
India are set to play a 3-match Test series in South Africa beginning on Boxing Day. The three Tests will be played at Centurion (Dec 26 - 30), Johannesburg (Jan 03 - 07) and Cape Town (Jan 11 - 15).
India’s Test squad: Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Priyank Panchal, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj
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