Hardik Pandya ruled out of AUS Series; Jadeja to replace him

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the T20I and ODI series against Australia due to back stiffness. The team management has roped in Ravindra Jadeja as his replacement in the ODI squad.

Pandya ruled out due to back stiffness

The Indian all-rounder is suffering from back stiffness and hence has been ruled out of the Australia series. With the World Cup approaching, the team management would be looking to give Pandya ample time to get fully fit.

Pandya had suffered an injury in the last year as well which ruled him out of the all-important Test series against Australia. The right-hand batsman then joined the team for the ODI series but had to return back to India following a suspension for making inappropriate comments in a television show.

The Indian all-rounder then featured in the series against New Zealand where he played three T20Is and three ODIs. He picked seven wickets in six games and scored 86 runs as well.

NEWS: Hardik Pandya ruled out of Paytm Australia’s tour of India due to lower back stiffness. @imjadeja has been named replacement for Hardik Pandya for the 5 ODIs #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/l8DUOuDlU3

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 21, 2019

Jadeja to replace Pandya for ODI series

The team management has included left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja in the team as a replacement for Pandya for the five ODIs.

India squad for AUS series

Team India is set to play two T20Is and five ODIs against Australia. The first T20I will be played on Sunday at Visakhapatnam while the ODI series begins on March 03.

India’s squad for 1st and 2nd ODI-

Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohamed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Rishabh Pant, Siddharth Kaul, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja

India’s squad for remaining three ODIs-

Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja

India’s squad for T20I series-

Virat (Capt), Rohit (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (WK), Krunal Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Sidharth Kaul, Mayank Markande,