JADEJA TO REPLACE GAMBHIR FOR ODIS

JADEJA TO REPLACE GAMBHIR FOR ODIS

FPJ BureauUpdated: Sunday, June 02, 2019, 07:07 AM IST
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All- rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has not played a One- Dayer for more than six months, on Wednesday replaced opener Gautam Gambhir in Indias injuryravaged cricket squad for the

upcoming ODI series against England starting September 2.

Gambhir, who is nursing a mild concussion, which has left his vision blurred, was ruled out of the five- match series on Tuesday.

Gambhir hurt himself when he fell backwards and banged his head against the ground while fielding in the final Test against England at the Oval.

Gambhir was diagnosed of mild concussion by the attending sports physician and neurologist. He was sent for a precautionary CT and MRI scan of his head and neck, which was reported as normal. He has been resting since and his symptoms have improved.

” However, he still complains of some visual disturbance and inability to focus on an object for long.

The ophthalmologist ( eye specialist) has reported Gautams eyes as perfectly normal and the symptoms have been put down to the mild concussion,” BCCI secretary N Srinivasan stated in a statement.

” Gautam has been advised to take rest and is expected to recover spontaneously without any further medical intervention. He will be returning to India shortly.

Ravindra Jadeja has been chosen as his replacement,” he added. Gambhir has been replaced as the vicecaptain of the side by Suresh Raina.

” Suresh Raina has been nominated as Vice- Captain for the ODI series,” the release said.

In what is turning out to be a nightmare of a tour, Jadeja goes into the ODI series more than six months after his last ODI appearance for India ( against New Zealand at Vadodara).

India were whitewashed 0- 4 in the Test series after a string of injuries ruled out key players such as pace spearhead Zaheer Khan and opener Virender Sehwag.

The 22- year- old all- rounder has played 35 ODIs in all, making 535 runs at an average of 31.47. He has 29 wickets under his belt.

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