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AUS vs IND: Ishant Sharma ruled out of Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series

The BCCI said that Ishant Sharma has completely recovered from the side strain he sustained during the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL).

AUS vs IND: Ishant Sharma ruled out of Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series

Kolkata: India's Ishant Sharma on Day 2 of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Nov 23, 2019. The second Test match between India and Bangladesh is the first ever pink ball Day-Night Test match for both the countries. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)

Fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of India’s upcoming four-match Test series against Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday.

The BCCI said that Ishant has completely recovered from the side strain he sustained during the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL). “While he’s building up his workload in order to achieve Test match fitness, Mr. Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy,” said the board.

The board also said that it will have further clarity on Rohit Sharma’s participation in the upcoming Test series based on his next assessment which will be conducted on December 11.

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The BCCI had earlier confirmed that both Rohit and Ishant have been ruled out of the first two Test matches.

Meanwhile, fast bowler Thangarasu Natarajan has been added to India’s ODI squad for the Australia series as backup after Navdeep Saini “complained of back spasm”.

India’s tour of Australia begins with the first ODI on Friday in Sydney. The three-match ODI series will be followed by a T20I series of as many matches from December 4. The first of the four Tests will be start on December 17.

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