Ravindra Jadeja undergoes thumb surgery, all-rounder to miss test series against England

India's hero from Down Under series in Australia, Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the upcoming home series ...

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: January 21, 2021 04:09 PM2021-01-21T16:09:27+5:302021-01-21T16:09:54+5:30

Ravindra Jadeja undergoes thumb surgery, all-rounder to miss test series against England | Ravindra Jadeja undergoes thumb surgery, all-rounder to miss test series against England

Ravindra Jadeja undergoes thumb surgery, all-rounder to miss test series against England

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India's hero from Down Under series in Australia, Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the upcoming home series against England. Jadeja was not a part of the squad named for the first two Tests.  According to a report in Indian Express, Jadeja will need six weeks to recover after undergoing surgery on his dislocated left thumb. Jadeja was injured in the third Test in Sydney and missed the fourth game in Brisbane. A call on Jadeja's participation in the five T20Is and three ODIs against England will be taken later.

The first of four Tests against England begins in Chennai on February 5. India announced the squad for the England tour on Tuesday. Virat Kohli returns to lead the 18-member squad while Ishant Sharma, who returned to full fitness and was part of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 playing for Delhi is also back alongside Hardik Pandya, who was not part of the Test squad in Australia. Jasprit Bumrah leads the bowling attack with Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur retaining their places from the current series after good showing down under, while T Natarajan, who made his debut in the fourth Test and returned three wickets, misses out.

India Squad for First Two Tests: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel

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