Shivam Dube Ruled Out of T20I Series as Tilak Varma Named Replacement
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| All-rounder Shivam Dube sidelined due to a back injury. / BCCI |
India’s all-rounder Shivam Dube has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh due to a back injury.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the development on Saturday, stating that the Senior Selection Committee has named Tilak Varma as Dube’s replacement.
Tilak Varma, who has impressed with his all-round abilities in domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL), will join the squad in Gwalior on Sunday morning, ahead of the first T20I.
India’s updated squad for the series is as follows:
- Suryakumar Yadav (C)
- Abhishek Sharma
- Sanju Samson (wk)
- Rinku Singh
- Hardik Pandya
- Riyan Parag
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Washington Sundar
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Jitesh Sharma (wk)
- Arshdeep Singh
- Harshit Rana
- Mayank Yadav
- Tilak Varma