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SA vs IND: The injury of Team India bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur is not serious. Shardul sustained the injury during a practice session ahead of the second Test match on Saturday. According to a Cricbuzz report, Indian team sources said that Shardul is fully fit. It said his injury was not serious and no scan was required.
On December 30, Shardul was hit on the shoulder by a ball while batting in the nets at Centurion. However, the severity of his injury was not known at the time. However, his injury is considered a big loss for the team. The second Test between India and South Africa will be held in Cape Town from January 3.
Shardul not seen in nets after injury..
15 minutes after the start of the net session, fielding coach T. Dilip was practicing throwdown when Shardul was injured. Shardul could not play the short ball and it hit him on the shoulder.
Shardul was very uncomfortable after the ball was hit. However, the Mumbai all-rounder continued to bat in the nets. After he finished batting, the physio put an ice pack sling on his shoulder. He did not feature much in the nets after this. Did not bowl.
The ball hit the helmet..
India’s number eight batsman Shardul looked in good form in the first Test, but the third ball of the 44th over hit his helmet. A bouncer from Gerald Coetzee hit him on the head. Shardul looked in trouble after the ball hit his helmet. He underwent concussion protocol. In which the medical team noticed his injury. During the protocol, Thakur noticed a swelling on his head.
Despite the injury, Shardul resumed batting. In the 47th over, Kagiso Rabada’s ball also hit his hand. This time also the medical team checked him. Shardul opens the batting. But, he was caught out in the very next ball.
Avesh in the Indian team for the second test.
Fast bowler Avesh Khan has been included in the Indian team in place of Mohammed Shami for the second Test match to be held in Cape Town from January 3 during the tour of South Africa.
Mohammad Shami has been called into the squad for the two-Test series for the tour of South Africa. Even before the start of the series, Mohammed Shami was ruled out of the tour after failing to pass a fitness test. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India did not replace him with any player. Now after the end of the first match, Avesh Khan has been included in the team in place of Shami.
India trailed 1-0 in the series.
The Indian team is trailing 1-0 in this two-Test series. India lost to South Africa by an innings of 32 runs in the first Test at Centurion. Both the teams will now play at Newlands in Cape Town from January 3 to 7.
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