Group India, on Wednesday, misplaced the second ODI in opposition to Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka. The Males in Blue additionally misplaced the sequence with one match left to be performed in Chattogram on Saturday.
Now, forward of the lifeless rubber, the guests have obtained an enormous blow as their captain Rohit Sharma, seamer Kuldeep Sen and swing bowler Deepak Chahar, all have been dominated out attributable to their respective accidents, confirmed India head coach Rahul Dravid.
Rohit had suffered a blow to his left thumb whereas going for a catch within the slips in the course of the second ODI. He instantly left the sphere and didn’t return. The Mumbaikar got here out to bat at No. 9 with stitches on his hand. He did his greatest to take the sport to the wire however couldn’t win it for the vacationers.
Expectedly so, Rohit is not going to be obtainable for the third and ultimate ODI and can be uncertain for the Check sequence as nicely, which commences on December 14 and is a part of the World Check Championship (WTC) 2021-23. Additional, Chahar damage his hamstring and will bowl solely three overs in the course of the contest, whereas Sen wasn’t a part of the enjoying XI attributable to a stiff again.
After the second ODI, India coach Dravid confirmed the developments concerning the trio within the post-match presser. He mentioned that Rohit would journey to Mumbai to seek the advice of a health care provider and see whether or not he can be match sufficient to come back again for the Check sequence.
“Kuldeep, Deepak and Rohit will definitely miss the subsequent recreation. Kuldeep and Deepak are out of the sequence, Rohit as nicely will definitely miss the subsequent recreation, fly again to Bombay, seek the advice of with an skilled and see how it’s and whether or not he can come again for the Check matches or not; I’m undecided. It’s too quickly to say that. However all three of them gained’t play the subsequent recreation for certain,” mentioned Dravid.
️ ️ Head Coach Rahul Dravid takes us by way of the harm standing of captain Rohit Sharma, Deepak Chahar & Kuldeep Sen #TeamIndia | #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/r6CEj5gHgv
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