India all-rounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the T20I series against West Indies. Sundar will be missing the fixtures after sustaining a Grade 1 hamstring injury, as told by a Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) official to Cricbuzz.
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been named his replacement. "Washington Sundar suffered a left hamstring muscle strain during fielding in the third ODI," said a statement from BCCI. Kuldeep Yadav has been named as his replacement.
The right-arm bowler will have to report to the NCA on Tuesday now.
Earlier, Axar Patel and KL Rahul were also ruled out. While Patel is resuming the final stage of his rehabilitation after recently recovering from Covid-19. Rahul on the other side sustained an upper left hamstring strain during the ODI series against the Caribbean side.
"They will now head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further management of their injury," the BCCI said recently adding "The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda as replacements."
India's T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda.