Replacement named as India lose key player to injury ahead of Bangladesh T20Is
After a captivating ICC World Test Championship series, India take on Bangladesh in three T20Is beginning Sunday, October 6.
India have been dealt a blow ahead of the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh with all-rounder Shivam Dube ruled out with an injury.
Dube has been a key part of India's T20I squad, having played in 15 of the 19 matches India have played this year in the format.
Middle-order batter Tilak Varma has been named as his replacement. Varma will join the squad ahead of the first game on Sunday in Gwalior.
Watch India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav in action in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024
Suryakumar Yadav has dazzled in the T20 World Cup 2024 with some fine batting.
The left-hander made his India debut in 2023 and has played in 16 T20Is with the last of them in January 2024.
India’s updated squad for the T20I series against Bangladesh: 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