India vs Bangladesh: KL Rahul likely to lead in Test series; Kuldeep Yadav added to ODI squad

Additionally,
all-rounder
Ravindra
Jadeja
and
pacer
Mohammed
Shami
are
also
racing
against
time
to
be
fit
for
the
two-match
Test
series
against
Bangladesh,
which
begins
on
December
14
in
Chattogram.

Battling
injuries,
both
the
players
missed
the
last
ODI
series.
In
their
absence,
India
would
most
likely
replace
them
with
Uttar
Pradesh’s
spinner
Saurabh
Kumar
and
pacer
Navdeep
Saini.

Both
Saurabh
and
Saini
are
currently
on
tour
with
India
A
in
Bangladesh.

Jadeja
is
still
recovering
from
knee
surgery
he
had
earlier
this
year
in
September,
and
Shami
is
nursing
a
shoulder
problem.

Shami
sustained
the
injury
during
a
training
session
after
returning
from
Australia,
where
India
lost
in
the
T20
World
Cup
semifinals
last
month.
Saurabh,
the
left-arm
spinner
from
Uttar
Pradesh,
might
make
his
debut
as
a
stand-in
for
Jadeja.

He
has
been
a
steady
performer
in
the
Ranji
Trophy,
and
in
the
ongoing
unofficial
Test
series
against
Bangladesh
A,
he
has
taken
10
wickets
at
an
average
of
15.30.
Saurabh
can
also
contribute
with
the
bat
lower
down
the
order,
as
he
demonstrated
on
Thursday
with
a
39-ball
55
at
Sylhet
against
the
Bangladesh-A
side.

If
promoted,
Saini
will
join
Umesh
Yadav,
Shardul
Thakur,
and
Mohammed
Siraj
as
India’s
seam-bowling
options
for
the
series.

The
captain,
Rohit
Sharma,
is
questionable
for
the
Test
series
opener
after
injuring
his
thumb
in
the
second
ODI
in
Mirpur
on
Wednesday.

Ravindra
Jadeja
has
been
out
of
action
after
suffering
a
knee
injury
due
to
which
the
southpaw
had
to
undergo
knee
surgery.

Rohit
has
subsequently
gone
to
Mumbai
to
see
a
specialist,
but
the
BCCI
is
yet
to
provide
an
update
on
the
status
of
his
injury.

Kuldeep
Yadav
in
ODI
squad

The
All-India
Senior
Selection
Committee
has
added
Kuldeep
Yadav
to
India’s
squad
for
the
third
and
final
ODI
after
both
Deepak
Chahar
and
Kuldeep
Sen
returned
to
India
to
be
present
at
the
NCA
to
attend
to
their
injuries.