Opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of India’s T20I series
against New Zealand due to a wrist injury. The 24-year-old has been sent to
the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for rehabilitation, a BCCI
spokesperson informed media on Thursday ahead of Hardik Pandya’s press
conference.No replacement for Gaikwad will be announced, the spokesperson added.
Gaikwad has played one ODI and nine T20Is. The batter last played for India
in October 2022 when he made his ODI debut against South Africa. With Ishan
Kishan and Shubman Gill set to open in the first T20I on Friday, Gaikwad
would have found it tough to make the playing eleven.
against New Zealand due to a wrist injury. The 24-year-old has been sent to
the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for rehabilitation, a BCCI
spokesperson informed media on Thursday ahead of Hardik Pandya’s press
conference.No replacement for Gaikwad will be announced, the spokesperson added.
Gaikwad has played one ODI and nine T20Is. The batter last played for India
in October 2022 when he made his ODI debut against South Africa. With Ishan
Kishan and Shubman Gill set to open in the first T20I on Friday, Gaikwad
would have found it tough to make the playing eleven.
