Kuldeep Yadav added to India squad for third ODI against Bangladesh; Rahul to captain in Rohit's absence

Leftarm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav on Friday has been added to Indias squad for the third and final ODI against Bangladesh with KL Rahul to captain the side in Rohit Sharmas absence said the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCIYadav was initially named in Indias Test squad for the twomatch series against Bangladesh starting from December 14 But with fastbowlers Kuldeep Sen and Deepak Chahar ruled out due to injuries he had to be called up for the third and final ODI against BangladeshYadav had been in Indias squad on tour of New Zealand but did not get any match to play He last played in an ODI against South Africa at New Delhi on October 11 picking 418 and got the Player of the Match award for playing a pivotal role in a 21 series victory for the hostsRohit had suffered a blow to his left thumb in the second over while fielding in the 2nd ODI at the ShereBangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday The BCCI medical team assessed him and he underwent xray scans at a local hospital in Dhaka He was attempting to take a catch at second slip of Anamul Haque off pacer Mohammed Siraj where the ball dipped on him and hit his thumbImmediately he went off the field and came out to bat at number nine hitting an unbeaten 51 off 28 balls laced with three fours and five sixes in a courageous effort which went in vain as India fell short by five runs to lose the seriesAlso readIndia announces home schedule with series against Sri Lanka New Zealand amp AustraliaBCCI has said that Rohit has now flown back home to Mumbai for specialist consultation and will miss the final ODI BCCI added that a call on his availability for the upcoming twomatch Test series against Bangladesh will be taken laterIn the postmatch presentation ceremony of 2nd ODI Rohit admitted his thumb isnt in good condition but conceded that too many injury concerns in the Indian team were not idealHonestly the thumb is not too great Some dislocation on the finger but not a fracture which is why I could come and bat There are a few injury concerns and we need to get to the bottom of it Need to try and monitor them because its important to understand thisMaybe theyre playing too much cricket When they come to play for India they need to be at more than 100 percent Its something we have to sit down with our team at NCA and try and monitor their workload Cant afford to have halffit players representing IndiaSen complained of stiffness in his back after picking two wickets in his international debut during the first ODI against Bangladesh on Sunday The BCCI medical team assessed him and he was advised rest from the 2nd ODIBCCI has now said that Sen has been diagnosed with a stress injury and is ruled out of the series Chahar on the other hand sustained a left hamstring strain during the 2nd ODI and is also ruled out of the series Both players will now report to the National Cricket Academy NCA for further management of their injuriesWith Bangladesh having an unassailable 20 lead India will be aiming to sign off from the series on a high in the third and final ODI set to happen at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium ZACS in Chattogram on SaturdayIndias squad for 3rd ODI against Bangladesh KL Rahul C WK Shikhar Dhawan Virat Kohli Rajat Patidar Shreyas Iyer Rahul Tripathi Ishan Kishan WK Shahbaz Ahmed Axar Patel Washington Sundar Shardul Thakur Mohammed Siraj Umran Malik Kuldeep YadavThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever