T Natarajan roped in, Rohit Sharma named vice-captain in India’s Test squad

Thangarasu Natarajan on Friday changed injured pacer Umesh Yadav within the India Test crew for the remaining two matches towards Australia, persevering with his exceptional rise in worldwide cricket.
The 29-year-old had began off as a web bowler through the collection after which subsequently made it to the T20I and ODI squads. He snared eight wickets (two ODI and 6 T20I) throughout his 4 limited-overs appearances in nationwide colors.
Earlier, Shardul Thakur had changed an injured Mohammed Shami within the squad earlier than the second Test.
“Umesh Yadav sustained a strain in his left calf muscle on Day 3 of the second Border-Gavaskar Test in Melbourne. The fast bowler will not recover completely ahead of the remaining two Test matches and has been ruled out of the series,” BCCI Secretary Jay Shah acknowledged in a media launch.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named T Natarajan as Yadav’s replacement. Ahead of the Boxing Day Test, Shardul Thakur was added to the Test squad as Mohd. Shami’s replacement after the senior fast bowler suffered a hairline fracture in his right forearm,” the discharge added.
Both Shami and Umesh Yadav will head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for additional rehabilitation of their accidents.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has additionally been named vice-captain of the touring squad.
The 33-year-old Mumbaikar, who had missed the limited-overs collection in addition to the primary two Tests towards Australia attributable to a hamstring harm, rejoined his crew in Melbourne on Thursday.
The collection is locked 1-1 proper now with the third Test beginning in Sydney from January 7.
India Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan.