The Indian national cricket team has suffered a major blow as Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the ongoing three-match ODI series against New Zealand at home.
The BCCI on Monday, January 12, confirmed that Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing series with New Zealand after suffering a strain injury during the opening ODI in Vadodara on Sunday.
Washington Sundar out, Ayush Badoni gets place in ODI team for the first time
Following this setback, the selectors have called up Ayush Badoni as Sundar’s replacement for the remaining two ODIs against the Black Caps. This is a big moment for Badoni, as this is his first selection in the India team.
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“Washington has been ruled out of the remaining two matches of the IDFC First Bank ODI Series. The men’s selection committee has named Ayush Badoni as his replacement. Badoni will join the team in Rajkot, the venue of the second ODI,” the BCCI said in an official media release.
India’s updated squad for the second and third ODI against New Zealand:
Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ayush Badoni.
to be continued…