New Delhi. There is very little time left for the five-match T20 series between England and host India, but before that a big news related to the Indian team is coming out that three players of the team are in doubt due to injury. The latest name in the list of injured players and non-fitness players is that of fast bowler T Natarajan, who was successful in making all three formats in Australia and he also achieved success as a bowler.
T Natarajan has been found to be suffering from a knee and shoulder injury before the limited-overs series against England starting on Friday 12 March. Speaking to ANI, National Cricket Academy or NCA sources have confirmed that they are not fully fit, it is definitely a race against time. “He is troubled by a knee and shoulder injury and is in doubt for the T20 series. He will have to be monitored every day and it is a race against time,” the source said.
Spinner Varun Chakraborty could be replaced by Rahul Chahar, as Varun Chakraborty failed to pass the mandatory fitness test. Rahul was already a reserve for the Test series and when Chakraborty is unable to pass the Test, then Rahul will be his replacement. The Mumbai Indians spinner has previously played a T20 International for India against the West Indies. At the same time, Rahul Tewatia, who was selected in the national team for the first time, has also not been able to pass the fitness test.
Talking about T. Natarajan, his lack of fit is a cause for great concern for him, as Hardik Pandya is now bowling. In such a situation, it will be difficult for him to be back in the team. The reason behind this is that India has enough bowlers for the T20 format, including Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Navdeep Saini. However, Bumrah and Shami will not be a part of this T20 series.
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