IND vs NZ T20: Ruturaj Gaikwad Injury – BCCI is furious with National Cricket Academy over repeated injuries. Ruturaj Gaikwad is the latest to suffer same injury twice and miss India matches. Gaikwad has been ruled out a wrist injury. This is the same injury he suffered last year ahead of SriLanka series and missed out. BCCI has asked the NCA to submit a report on injury rehabilitation status of players by February 1. Rohit Sharma already slammed the NCA over Deepak Chahar’s repeated injuries and BCCI is taking cognizance of the matter. Follow India vs NewZealand LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
After playing Ranji Trophy match for Maharashtra, Gaikwad reported to the NCA directly after he felt pain in his wrist. He found no place in India’s Playing XI against SriLanka this time as Shubman Gill opened with Ishan Kishan. While BCCI has not made it official yet, InsideSport understands that selectors will not name a replacement.
“Yes, Ruturaj is in NCA with a wrist injury. we don’t know yet whether it is serious. But considering the short turnout time for the matches, it is unlikely that he will be able to make it in time. He is undergoing scans and we will know more once reports come in. We already have 4-5 openers available. But it is up to the selectors to name a replacement,” a senior BCCI official confirmed to InsideSport.
IND vs NZ T20: BCCI FURIOUS with NCA & Ruturaj Gaikwad for missing India matches with repeated injury, NCA to submit report, Follow LIVE Updates
Apart from Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson are also missing the T20 series with injuries. Iyer is currently at the NCA for a back injury. Sanju Samson is in Kochi undergoing physiotherapy for his knee injury.
Meanwhile, the T20 series-bound players will touch down in Ranchi on Wednesday ahead of the three-match series against NewZealand. Hardik Pandya’s young side will face the Kiwis in three T20Is starting on January 27 in Ranchi, Lucknow and Ahmedabad. The likes of Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tripathi and others have been pulled out of their Ranji Trophy squads for the same.
Captain Hardik Pandya and vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav will get a day off after the ODI series and will join the squad on January 26. India will have a practice session on Republic Day in Ranchi.
IND vs NZ T20: BCCI FURIOUS with NCA & Ruturaj Gaikwad for missing India matches with repeated injury, NCA to submit report, Follow LIVE Updates
India’s T20I squad against New Zealand: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.
IND vs NZ T20 Schedule:
| 1 | Friday | 27th January | 1st T20I | Ranchi |
| 2 | Sunday | 29th January | 2nd T20I | Lucknow |
| 3 | Wednesday | 1st February | 3rd T20I | Ahmedabad |
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