Avesh Khan has replaced Mohammed Shami in India’s squad ahead of the second Test against South Africa in Capetown.
BCCI has selected pace bowler Abesh Khan to replace Mohammed Shami, who has been ruled out of the series due to an ankle injury, in the Indian squad ahead of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands Cape Town. added.
Avesh was instrumental in India’s 2-1 ODI series win ahead of the Test series. He scored 4:27 in the opener, setting the tone for the rest of the matchup. He has a first class scalp of 149 and his average is a staggering figure of 22.65, his career best in his innings he has 7 wins and 24 losses.
This development came a day after India lost their first match against South Africa by an innings and 32 runs. Despite a lively Centurion deck, the Indian bowlers looked rusty. Prasidh Krishna, playing his first Test, took 1-93 in 20 overs, while Shardul Thakur took 1-101 in 19 overs.
Indian Cardel Den 2. Test: Rohit Sharma (Mitte), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (Woche), Ravichandran Ashwin. , Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (Watch), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Avesh Khan
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