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Sai Sudharsan stays back for fitness checks as India’s Test squad departs for Sri Lanka
Sai Sudharsan stays back for fitness checks as India’s Test squad departs for Sri Lanka
Batter Sai Sudharsan was absent from the Indian Test squad's flight to Sri Lanka on 4 August, ZeeNews India reported, remaining in India for physical evaluation on a toe injury picked up…
Batter Sai Sudharsan was absent from the Indian Test squad's flight to Sri Lanka on 4 August, ZeeNews India reported, remaining in India for physical evaluation on a toe injury picked up during the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Sudharsan is undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru and awaiting formal medical clearance to travel. The report said team management views him as a leading candidate for the number three batting position, noting his 81-run innings against Afghanistan, and that fellow left-hander Devdutt Padikkal would step in for the opening Test if Sudharsan needs more recovery time. India play a three-day warm-up from 7 August before the first Test at Galle from 15 to 19 August and the second at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium from 23 to 27 August.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The report names the player, the injury and the medical process in specific detail, which is a stronger basis than an anonymous or vague squad update, but it still rests on one outlet with no BCCI statement quoted directly. The Galle and Colombo Test dates and the standby arrangement with Padikkal are the specifics to track, since Sudharsan's clearance status before the 15 August opener will show whether he plays the series at all.
Source: ZeeNews India
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