Bhuvneshwar ruled out, injured Rahane in doubt for Australia T20s
Rishi Dhawan is named as replacement for Bhuvneshwar while Gurkeerat Singh is cover for Rahane.
Sydney
: India were dealt a double blow on Saturday with seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar being ruled out of the three-match T20 series against Australia while Ajinkya Rahane failed to recover from an injury that forced the BCCI to name Gurkeerat Singh Mann as cover for the in-form batsman.
Himachal Pradesh all-rounder Rishi Dhawan has been named as replacement for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is likely to be out for at least three weeks.
NEWS ALERT: @gurkeeratmann22 to cover up for injured Rahane, @rishid100 named Bhuvneshwar’s replacement #AusvInd
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-"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Gurkeerat Singh Mann in the India T20I team as a cover up for injured Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane split his webbing on his right hand while fielding in the fourth ODI at Canberra,-" BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said in a statement.
-"Meanwhile, the BCCI medical team has confirmed that Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out of India's tour of Australia after he fractured his left-hand thumb. All-rounder Rishi Dhawan has been included in the T20I team as Bhuvneshwar's replacement,-" he added in the statement.
The seamer is unlikely to feature in the series against Sri Lanka, which follows the Australian tour.
The 25-year-old all-rounder Gurkeerat plays for Punjab in the domestic circuit.
India trail the ongoing five-match ODI series Down Under 0-4, and both Rahane and Bhuvneshwar were not part of the playing XI for the final match here.