Indian fast bowler Mohammad Shami is ruled out of the second test against South Africa due to injury. Shami did not get the necessary clearance from the medical team. According to a BCCI release, Avesh Khan will replace Mohammad Shami in the sixteen-member squad for the final game of the tour.
“The Men’s Selection Committee has named Mr Avesh Khan as a replacement for Mr Mohd. Shami for the second Test against South Africa to be played from 3rd-7th January 2024 in Cape Town,” stated the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) in a release today.
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Avesh Khan
India vs South Africa First Test
India is trailing behind 0-1 against South Africa in the two tests series. South Africa defeated India by an innings and 32 runs. While batting first, India managed to post 245 in their first innings with the help of KL Rahul’s century. Kagiso Rabada took five wickets. In response, South Africa scored 408, with Dean Elgar’s 185 and Marco Jansen’s 84. Indian batting was never in good shape, except for Virat Kohli who scored 76 at a good pace, only to see his team shatter like cards. India could only score 131 runs, failing to fulfil the deficit of 32 runs in the first innings.