Indian batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the T20 series against Sri Lanka due to a wrist injury. Ruturaj played in the last T20I against West Indies where he got out cheaply.
“Ruturaj Gaikwad complained of pain in his right wrist, which is affecting his batting. He was unavailable for selection for the first T20I. The BCCI Medical Team is examining him,” BCCI stated yesterday. It has now been confirmed that Ruturaj will be unavailable for the last two T20Is. While, Mayank Agarwal replaces him for remaining matches. his is the second time Agarwal has been added to the India squad.
Earlier, Mayank was also added to the one-day squad for the West Indies series after Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and Gaikwad tested positive for COVID-19. “It was not difficult to send Agarwal in because it could easily be a bubble-to-bubble transfer. He was in Chandigarh and he was immediately rushed,” a source told Cricbuzz.
About Ruturaj Gaikwad’s absence from the eleven in the 1st T20 against Sri Lanka , Rohit was said that the young opener was set to play the game but a wrist injury ruled him out. “It’s a challenge for the new gutsy – from the last game we played, we have 6 changes. Ruturaj was supposed to play, but he has a wrist injury and will not play today,” said the skipper.
Meanwhile, Indian players left Lucknow and are quarantining in Chandigarh for the final two games, which will be played in Dharamshala. However, Ruturaj’s injury adds to the already long injury list, with Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Chahar, and KL Rahul ruled out prior to the series.