India has added left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem to their squad for the third and final Test a꧟gainst South Africa, which begins in Ranchi on Saturday (October 19).
The decision to add Nadeem was made after Kuldeep Yadav complained of 🤡pain in his left shoulder on Friday, ꦚthe Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Friday.
Adding him the night befor♛e the Test suggests a debut.
— Jamie Alter 🇮🇳 (@alter_jamie)
Nadeem, who has also been part of India ‘A’ squad in recent times, picked up eight wickets in the two four-day games against South Africa ‘A’ before the Test series.
The 30-year-old Jharkhand lad has claimed 424 wickets in 110 first-class matches, with 19 five-wicket ♈and five 10-wicket hauls.
“The decision to add Nadeem was made after Kuldeep Yadav complained of left shoulder pain on Friday,” chairman of selectors MSK Prasad was quoted as saying in a BCCI press release.
India leads the three-match seri🌊es 2-0 after convincing wins♍ in Visakhapatnam and Pune.
India squad:
Virat Kohli (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravichandra꧟n Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sh🌠ahbaz Nadeem.
