AUS vs IND: Mayank Agarwal sustains knock in nets, Ashwin has again spasms

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The injury-ravaged Indian group was dealt one other telling blow on Tuesday as tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was dominated out of the fourth Test in opposition to Australia resulting from an belly pressure.
If that wasn’t sufficient, Mayank Agarwal — tipped to be Hanuma Vihari’s substitute within the enjoying XI in Brisbane — has sustained a knock on the arms and it may very well be a hairline fracture.
To make issues worse, Ravichandran Ashwin’s again spasms have aggravated after battling for 3 hours on the ultimate day, leaving little choices for India on the bench.
Bumrah, key to India’s assault, sustained the pressure throughout the drawn third Test in Sydney.
It has been learnt that Bumrah’s scan reviews confirmed a pressure and the Indian group administration doesn’t need him to irritate the damage, preserving in thoughts the upcoming four-Test collection in opposition to England.
“Jasprit Bumrah suffered an abdominal strain while fielding in Sydney. He is going to sit out of the Brisbane Test but is expected to be available against England,” a BCCI supply informed PTI.
While the Indian group administration is heaving a sigh of aid that Bumrah hasn’t sustained a tear however needs to be on the facet of warning as enjoying in Brisbane and breaking down in the course of the Test match might have an much more adversarial impact on the group.
“If we take the chance of him enjoying at 50 %, what if the damage aggravates and he breaks down in the course of the match after which dominated out for higher a part of England collection?

“England is the last series which will decide the qualification for World Test Championship final and we are in contention and would require a fit Bumrah,” the senior BCCI supply added.
It is now anticipated that two-Test previous Mohammed Siraj might be main the Indian assault and might be joined by Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur and T Natarajan within the Brisbane Test, beginning January 15.
Unless, Bumrah is fielded at 30 % health, risking the whole England collection, T Natarajan will make his debut.
The drawback with Indian group is after injured KL Rahul’s departure and Hanuma Vihari’s grade 2 tear, there are not any back-up middle-order batsman left within the reserves.
The solely two out there batsmen are two off form openers in Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal.
It stays to be seen if India, figuring out their depleted power and lengthy tail, determine to take the conservative route of enjoying 4 bowlers and 6 batsmen with Rishabh Pant because the wicketkeeper.
If Agarwal’s scans reveal that it is a bruise and never a fracture, then it might effectively be Prithvi Shaw batting at quantity three adopted by Cheteshwar Pujara , Ajhinkya Rahane and Agarwal himself at quantity six.
If they go together with 5 bowlers, then collective expertise of tempo assault might be three Test matches and 10 balls (Siraj-2, Saini -1, Shardul -10 balls on debut, Natarajan-yet to play).