Hospice: The second match of the T20 series is to be played between India and Sri Lanka (IND vs SL T20 Series) today i.e. on 26 January. This match will be played at the ground of Dharamsala. But, a few hours before the start of this match, a bad news has come out for India. Actually, opener Rituraj Gaikwad has been out of this entire series. He will no longer be seen in this series due to injury. The BCCI has given this information by issuing a statement.
Mayank Agrawal has now been included in the team as a backup in place of Rituraj. According to the BCCI, Rituraj has a right wrist injury and due to this he will not be able to be present in this series. In the first match played in Lucknow, this right-handed batsman was decided in the playing XI, but then captain Rohit Sharma had informed that he would not be able to play in the first match due to a wrist injury.
NEWS – Ruturaj Gaikwad ruled out of T20I series.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 26, 2022
Let us tell you that Rituraj was injured due to injury during practice. He will now go to the National Cricket Academy for the treatment of his injury. While Mayank, who was in the Test team, has joined the team in Dharamsala. It is to be known that Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar have also not been included in the team due to injury. At the same time, former India captain Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have been rested from this series. Currently, India is leading 1-0 in the three-match series.
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Indian team T20 squad is as follows:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Venkesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Avesh Khan and Mayank Agarwal.