Injury likely to rule out Umesh Yadav from Kolkata Test – Cricket News Update
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"Umesh is unfit for this Test match. He has a sore back," Dhoni said on the eve of the Mumbai clash. "We play with two seamers and two spinners, so I don't think we can take a risk to play him in this match. He is most likely to miss this Test match."
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It is now expected that Yadav will miss the upcoming clash as well, leaving India with a major headache. The player is advised 10 days rest, but is likely to remain with the squad which will travel to Kolkata on December 2. He will be closely monitored by Evan Speechley, the team’s physiotherapist.
"The injury is more serious than it was thought to be, so the team will have to make do without him for at least another Test," an insider told ESPNcricinfo.
The selectors will meet today to name the squad for the final two Test matches, and despite the team’s poor performance, it is expected that they will retain the same combination. The only consideration will be made in the spin bowling department, with leg spinners http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871 also in the reckoning.
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