Bhuvneshwar Kumar has not recovered sufficiently from the ankle injury that kept him out of the on-going Adelaide Test
Mumbai all-rounder Dhawal Kulkarni has been drafted into the Indian Test side in Australia as back-up for the injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is struggling with an ankle injury. Bhuvneshwar, a vital cog in the Indian pace-attack, had initially been ruled out of the Tests at Adelaide and Brisbane, but with reports suggesting that he may not be fit in time to play the third Test, BCCI opted on bringing in the Mumbai player.
"Dhawal will be flying to Australia on Saturday and we are in the process of getting his visa done. He is going there as cover for Bhuvneshwar Kumar who has injured his ankle and will come home, take treatment, and then go back to Australia," BCCI Secretary, Sanjay Patel told PTI.
According to BCCI's press release, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will return to India to undergo a rehabilitation program and will rejoin the Indian team as soon as he recovers, and is declared fit.
Dhawal was part of the Indian ODI side that routed Sri Lanka 5-0 last month, but the 26-year-old has never played a Test for India. More recently, the Mumbai pacer featured in Mumbai's four-wicket loss to Jammu and Kashmir in the first round of Ranji Trophy matches and ended with match-figures of 2/110.
Interestingly, Dhawal was left out of the Mumbai squad for the games against Railways and Uttar Pradesh
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