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Covid in mind, India name huge squad for Aus series
A total of 32 players—16 for the T20s, 15 for ODIs and 18 for the Tests to follow—that includes four reserve pace bowlers were named on Monday. The squad will travel from the UAE to Australia and head straight into a bio-bubble ahead of the limited-overs leg of the tour in Sydney.
Updated: Oct 27, 2020, 13:48 IST
By Rasesh Mandani, Mumbai
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli during a press conference in Dharamshala on Saturday Sept 14 2019 India and South Africa are scheduled to play their first T20 match of a threematch series on Sunday
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli during a press conference in Dharamshala, on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. India and South Africa are scheduled to play their first T20 match of a three-match series on Sunday. (PTI)
A jumbo Indian contingent will leave for the tour of Australia after the Indian Premier League with the selectors picking extra players to cover for the challenge of playing international cricket amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
A total of 32 players—16 for the T20s, 15 for ODIs and 18 for the Tests to follow—that includes four reserve pace bowlers were named on Monday. The squad will travel from the UAE to Australia and head straight into a bio-bubble ahead of the limited-overs leg of the tour in Sydney.
The squad shows selectors have picked players who can step up in case of injury or poor form as flying in replacements won’t be possible due to the health protocols. Injury could keep out opener Rohit Sharma and seasoned pacer Ishant Sharma from the Test series. Sharma, leading Mumbai Indians in IPL, is nursing a hamstring injury. Ishant has pulled out of the Delhi Capitals squad and headed to National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru following an abdominal muscle tear. “The BCCI medical team will continue to monitor the progress (of Rohit and Ishant),” a BCCI statement said. Rohit also missed India’s last Test series in New Zealand due to injury. He had impressed as Test opener in the home series against South Africa last year and Australia would have helped him cement his spot. There was some lack of clarity as Rohit was back in the Mumbai Indians nets on Monday. Ishant had been expected to be selected without proving match fitness but he also broke down in New Zealand.