MUMBAI: The Team India camp is currently beset with injuries. Soon after a hamstring injury ruled pacer Deepak Chahar out of the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, which begins with the first game on Thursday at Lucknow, it has emerged that star batsman Suryakumar Yadav too will not be available for the series due to a hairline fracture on his hand.
At this late stage, with the bio-bubble protocols in place, the BCCI is unlikely to announce a replacement for both Chahar and Yadav.
The squad size has now been reduced to 16. The last two T20Is will be played in Dharamsala on February 26 and 27.
The 31-year-old Yadav had smashed a 31-ball 65 against the West Indies in the third T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.
Chahar, who sustained a hamstring injury while bowling in the third T20I against the West Indies, will now head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
"Deepak sustained a right quadriceps injury during bowling while Suryakumar suffered a hairline fracture during a fielding attempt in the third and final T20I against the West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday," BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in the statement.
"They will now head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further management of their injuries," he added.
