Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh ruled out of remaining Test series against England- Cricket News Update
The Indian Cricket team seems to be surrounded by misfortunes during their tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. They received a good thumping at the hands of the home side in the opening two games of npower Test series, and have a long list of players
who have picked up injuries.
To make matters worse for Team India, their ace spinner, Harbhajan Singh, and all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, man of the tournament 2011 World Cup, have been ruled out of what remains of the Test series.
Both Harbhajan and Yuvraj picked up injuries during http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s massive 319-run defeat at Trent Bridge. Yuvraj was struck on his left-hand while batting and fractured his index finger, while Harbhajan was feeling pain in his abdomen.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made public that both cricketers will play no further part in the ongoing series.
“Yuvraj Singh has fractured his left index finger, and Harbhajan Singh has an abdominal muscle strain. While Yuvraj Singh's injury may take around four weeks to recover, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 is likely to recover in three weeks' time,”
said BCCI.
The governing body in India has named http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198 as the replacement players for Yuvraj and Harbhajan. The duo will be joining the team soon and will be part of Indian squad, when they lock horns against England
at Edgbaston, for the third Test, on August 10, 2011.
BCCI said, "The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked Virat Kohli and Pragyan Ojha as their replacements. Both players will join the Indian team at the earliest opportunity."
India is 2-0 down in the four-match series and needs to win the remaining two matches in order to level the series. The Men in Blue are currently the number 1 Test team of the world and they will be defending this title at Edgbaston.
A win for Poms will see the Indians displaced from the top spot. If, England win the series by a margin of two matches they will become the number one Test team.
However, all is not lost for the Team India as their reliable opening pair of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 would finally get the chance to show-off their skills as both batsmen have recovered from their injuries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379, the helm of Indian pace battery, was also seen running without any distress during practice sessions and would be part of playing XI if found fit.
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