BCCI named Tilak Varma as Shivam Dube’s replacement for the series.© AFP
India Universal Sew Dube has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, the BCCI confirmed on the eve of the 1st T20I in Gwalior. According to BCCI’s official release, Dube will miss the three matches due to a back injury. “All-rounder Shivam Dube has been ruled out of the three-match T20I series due to a back injury,” BCCI said in a statement.
However, the BCCI called the young Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Tilak Varma as Dube’s stand-in for the series. Tilak will link up with the team ahead of the 1st T20I in Gwalior on Sunday.
“The senior team committee has named Tilak Varma as Shivam’s replacement. Tilak will contact the team in Gwalior on Sunday morning,” the statement added.
Dube has so far played 33 T20Is for India in which he has scored 448 runs and taken 11 wickets.
Dube’s back injury is known to have resurfaced during a training session in Mumbai before the start of the Bangladesh series and after he came to Gwalior, the pain did not subside and he felt discomfort during training.
The 21-year-old Tilak has played 16 T20Is for India in which he scored 336 runs and took several wickets with his slow bowling. The MI star was recently injured and was not picked for either the Zimbabwe or Sri Lanka T20Is.
Updated India squad for T20I series against Bangladesh: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (week), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar ready, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun ChakrabortyJitesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank YadavTilak Varma
(With PTI inputs)
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