India A ODI squad: Navdeep Saini ruled out of India A squad for New Zealand A ODI series due to groin injury, Rishi Dhawan named replacement

India A ODI squad: India pacer Navdeep Saini suffered a groin injury in the ongoing North Zone vs South Duleep Trophy clash. The player has been officially ruled out from the competition and the upcoming India A vs New Zealand ODI series, starting next week. The BCCI announced Rishi Dhawan as replacement for the speedster. Follow IND A vs NZ A ODI series live updates with InsideSport.IN

India A ODI squad: Navdeep Saini ruled out of India A squad for New Zealand A ODI series due to groin injury, Rishi Dhawan named replacement

The player will not undergo treatment at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. It is the norm for players to report to the NCA after sustaining and injury.

Update 🚨 – Mohd. Shami tests positive for COVID-19, Navdeep Saini ruled out of India ‘A’ series.

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“Navdeep Saini sustained a right groin injury on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy semi-final match between North Zone and South Zone. He is ruled out of the ongoing tournament and also from the upcoming three-match one-day series between India A and New Zealand A. Saini will now head to the NCA for further management of his injury,” BCCI secretary said in a statement.

India A ODI squad: Navdeep Saini ruled out of India A squad for New Zealand A ODI series due to groin injury, Rishi Dhawan named replacement

The inclusion of Rishi is rather interesting. The player is well known in the domestic circuit, and has had a solid domestic season last year. However, he is not a like-for-like replacement as Rishi is more of an all-rounder as well.

Revised India A squad: Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Sanju Samson (Captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Kuldeep Yadav, Shabhaz Ahmed, Rahul Chahar, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Sen, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Rishi Dhawan, Raj Angad Bawa.

India A vs New Zealand A unofficial ODI series 2022/23

1st unofficial ODI: India A vs New Zealand A, September 22, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai,

2nd unofficial ODI: India A vs New Zealand A, September 25, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai

3rd unofficial ODI: India A vs New Zealand A, September 27, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai