New Delhi. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to send 3 of its players to India during the ongoing third Test match against Australia. All three are fast bowlers and they did not get a chance in the three matches played in the ongoing Test series in Australia. After returning home, these players will be seen playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The Vijay Hazare Trophy is starting from 21st December and will continue till 18th January. These players include Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal and Navdeep Saini who were kept as reserve players with Team India.
It was difficult for all three bowlers to get a chance in the remaining two Test matches against Australia. In such a situation, the Indian Board decided to release these bowlers. The board released these three first so that they could return to India and practice adequately before the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The Bengal team has given place to Mukesh Kumar in its squad. For the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Bengal has also included Mohammed Shami in its squad, who will be seen proving his fitness. Shami’s hopes of going to Australia are fading.
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India has 5 fast bowlers
Even after the release of Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini and Yash Dayal from Team India, the Indian team still has 5 fast bowlers. These include Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akashdeep, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna. Mukesh and Saini were with Team India from the beginning. Both of them went on Australia tour with India A where they faced Australia A team. Mukesh played both the unofficial tests against Australia A in which he took 11 wickets.
Mukesh will play for Bengal and Yash Uttar Pradesh team
Navdeep Saini got a chance to play only in one practice game. Yash Dayal was added to the team in place of Khalil Ahmed. Khalil Ahmed had returned from Australia injured without playing. Yash will join the Uttar Pradesh team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, while Mukesh will be seen bowling for Bengal while Saini will be seen bowling for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Openers Abhimanyu Easwaran and Devdutt Padikkal can also be released from the team.
Tags: BCCI, Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Vijay hazare trophy
FIRST PUBLISHED : December 15, 2024, 11:59 IST