Avesh Khan was added to Indian squad on Friday for the 2nd Test match against South Africa in Cape Town, which will start on January 3.
Avesh has joined Team India as a replacement for Mohammed Shami. Shami was ruled out of the entire Test IND vs SA series due to an ankle injury.
After India’s humiliating loss in the 1st Test in Centurion, where the bowlers failed to deliver, Avesh could be looked as an option now.
The 27-year-old has played 38 first-class matches where he has taken 149 wickets at an average of 22.65.
India’s squad for 2nd Test: India’s squad for Tests: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Avesh Khan
