SRI LANKA TOUR OF INDIA 2017

Injured Kedar Jadhav ruled out of Sri Lanka ODIs

by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on

Jadhav failed to recover from hamstring injury. © BCCI

Kedar Jadhav has been ruled out of the three-match One-Day International series against Sri Lanka due to a hamstring injury, it was confirmed on Saturday (December 9). Washington Sundar, the Tamil Nadu allrounder, has been called in as replacement.

Jadhav had been doing rehabilitation work at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore ahead of the series and was to be monitored on Saturday, as per captain Rohit Sharma. The middle-order batsman failed to fully recover from the injury that he had to his left hamstring during training session on Friday, and will undergo scans.

Jadhav's replacement, Washington, has been in exceptional form since the Indian Premier League earlier this year and was rewarded with a place in the India T20I side that'll take on Sri Lanka after the ODI series. Washington's selection came after he had cleared the all-important Yo-Yo Test, on his second attempt.

While he was impressive in domestic cricket, he boosted his chances even further when he finished the highest run-getter and the second-highest wicket-taker in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.

The two teams play the first ODI in Dharamsala on Sunday (December 10) before travelling to Mohali and Visakhapatnam for the remaining two games on December 13 and 17 respectively.

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