Star wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson has been ruled out from the T20I series against Sri Lanka due to his knee injury in the first T20I match while fielding. BCCI confirmed this news from the official Twitter handle with a post on Wednesday evening.
“He was taken for scans and a specialist opinion this afternoon in Mumbai by the BCCI Medical Team and has been advised rest and rehabilitation,” read a BCCI statement. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Jitesh Sharma as a replacement for Sanju Samson.”
Every Indian fan wants to know about Jitesh Sharma and how he has been named as Samson’s replacement.
Jitesh Sharma plays for Vidarbha in the domestic circuit and is a consistent performer in domestic matches. In 2016, he was the third-highest run scorer in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In the IPL 2022, he has played 12 matches for Punjab Kings and has 234 runs to his name in 10 innings. His blistering knock of 44 off 34 against Delhi Capitals and 26 off 16 against Chennai Super Kings helped his team to clinch the match in the bag of his team. His performance in IPL 2022 was the turning point of his career, through which he got recognition at the international level.
India’s updated squad for Sri Lanka T20Is: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar
Possible 11 of India:-
Shubman Gill
Ishan Kishan
Suryakumar Yadav
Rahul Tripathi
Hardik Pandya
Deepak Hooda
Axar Patel
Harshal Patel
Shivam Mavi
Umran Malik
Yuzvendra Chahal
Possible 11 of Sri-Lanka:-
Pathum Nissanka
Kusal Medis
Dhananjaya De Silva
Charith Asalanka
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Dasun Shanaka
Wanindu Hasaranga
Chamika Karunaratne
Kasun Rajitha
Dilshan Madushanka
Maheesh Theekshana
