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Chennai Super Kings team management is still awaiting the fitness updates of its key players Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Chahar, who had sustained injuries during the white ball series against West Indies last month, CEO Kashi Vishwanathan said on Sunday. While Ruturaj had a hand injury, Chahar had sustained a hamstring tear which will require him to stay out of action for a minimum of six to eight weeks.
After clean sweeping the West Indies in the three ODIs as well as the three-match T20I series, Team India's focus now shifts towards a three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma's reign as India's full-time white-ball captain has started on a high note as the T20I series win over the Windies has seen them move to the top of the pile in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings. With the T20 World Cup set to be held later this year in Australia, Team India will continue to look for the right composition ahead of the marquee event.
After a convincing T20I series win against West Indies at home, a young Indian side led by Rohit Sharma will again be eager to showcase their T20 dominance against the visiting Sri Lankan side. Ranked number one in the world in the format, India will however miss the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar due to injuries. For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga is still in isolation and will miss the T20I series against India. The leg-spinner was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the recent Indian Premier League Mega Auction at Rs 10.75 crore.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is back in the Indian team for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, after an absence of more than two months, which saw him miss the entire tour of South Africa. Jadeja, who was undergoing rehab due to an injury break explained the reason behind his lengthy absence from international cricket in a video posted by BCCI on Twitter as Jadeja joined his teammates in the nets ahead of the T20I series.
The Indian middle-order duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer on Wednesday made huge gains, climbing to 21st and 115th spot respectively, in the latest ICC men's T20I rankings for batters on the back of their impressive showing against the West Indies. Both the batters enjoyed a sensational series against West Indies, which India had swept 3-0. Suryakumar was India's highest run-getter in the series while Iyer was second.
Batsman Suryakumar Yadav and fast bowler Deepak Chahar were on Wednesday ruled out of India's three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka because of injuries.
Fast bowler Deepak Chaharand batter Suryakumar Yadav have been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka. Deepak Chahar sustained a right quadriceps injury during bowling while Suryakumar Yadav suffered a hairline fracture during a fielding attempt in the third and final T20I against the West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday. "They will now head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further management of their injuries," stated an official release.
With the T20 World Cup set to be held later this year in Australia, the Indian cricket team has already started the process of getting the right composition, especially in the batting department. In the ongoing T20 series against the West Indies, the management made a few notable changes to the batting order of certain players. In the first T20I, Rishabh Pant came out to bat at no.4 ahead of Suryakumar Yadav. However, the tables were turned in the second match, with Pant and Suryakumar exchanging slots.