T Natarajan replaces injured Umesh Yadav in India Test squad; Rohit Sharma joins squad

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Bengaluru, January 1: The All India senior selection committee on Friday (January 1) has named T Natarajan as the replacement for injured Umesh Yadav for the remainder of the Test series against Australia.

The Test series is currently locked at 1-1 after the Aussies won the Pink Ball Test at Adelaide, and India replied in kind at Melbourne.

"Umesh Yadav sustained a strain in his left calf muscle on Day 3 of the second Border-Gavaskar Test in Melbourne. He underwent scans later in the day. The fast bowler will not recover completely ahead of the remaining two Test matches and has been ruled out of the series.

"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named T Natarajan as Yadav's replacement. Ahead of the Boxing Day Test, Shardul Thakur was added to the Test squad as Mohammed Shami's replacement after the senior fast bowler suffered a hairline fracture in his right forearm. Both Shami and Umesh Yadav will head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further rehabilitation of their injuries," a media release from the BCCI stated.

The BCCI also said Rohit Sharma, who has been named as vice-captain, has completed his quarantine process and has joined the team in Sydney. "Rohit Sharma has completed his quarantine and has now joined the Indian Cricket Team in Melbourne."

Team India Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan.