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Sai Sudharsan ruled out of Sri Lanka Tests due to foot injury
India batter Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle, due to a foot injury. The left-hander suffered the niggle during…
The Story in Brief
India batter Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle, due to a foot injury. The left-hander suffered the niggle during India A's tour of Sri Lanka in June-July and was undergoing rehab at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. He failed to get fitness clearance, sources told Times Now. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out earlier.
The BCCI is expected to announce a replacement soon. According to The Times of India, Sarfaraz Khan and Shaik Rasheed are frontrunners. Sarfaraz has been at the CoE for fitness assessment; Rasheed recently scored 45, 63 and 20 for India A on the Sri Lanka tour. Devdutt Padikkal, who scored a century in a warm-up match, is also in contention for the No.3 spot.
The Indian Opinion
Reports are framing Sai Sudharsan's absence as a 'big blow', but India's bench strength deserves more credit. Sarfaraz Khan is a proven player of spin, Shaik Rasheed has strong domestic numbers, and Devdutt Padikkal just made a warm-up hundred. The real test is whether the replacement can handle early pressure in Galle. The answer will come when the first wicket falls and India's No.3 walks out.
Sources (4): sports.ndtv.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, deccanherald.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
