Wednesday 3 August 2011

Injured Yuvraj And Harbhajan Out Of Test Series Against England 2011

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Virat Kohli and Pragyan Ojha have been called instead of strengthening the side beaten India ahead injury of the third test at Edgbaston. Yuvraj Singh Kohli replacement, who left the series with a broken finger, an injury he suffered in the fourth day of the Trent Bridge Test when faced with a guard Tim Bresnan.
Ojha, who was ready to join Surrey County Championship for the CB40 and one day of competition, instead will join the team in India in place of Harbhajan Singh, who was fired from a wound in the stomach that has been collected during Trent Bridge Test. Harbhajan has a lower content of an abdominal tear and be sidelined for 10-12 days.

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The absence of Harbhajan will legspinner Amit Mishra a flat in Birmingham, but India decided to play a stroke four sailors provided Zaheer Khan is fit. Attacking a rhythm all is unlikely, but given the problems of India to maintain a sufficient on-rate.

The injury means that Harbhajan will have to wait until later in the year to play his 100-Test. It is currently 98, and reached the milestone at the Oval, venue of the final test of the series.

Harbhajan upset only 13.4 overs at Trent Bridge and its absence in second innings in England has increased the workload for the attack on the Indian fashion. It was also in trouble, taking 1-69 in the second Test after conceding 1-218 in the first to the Lord.

India has many other fitness concerns as well. Yuvraj Singh, who played at Trent Bridge because of injuries elbow Gautam Gambhir was struck on his left hand in the final rounds with a short ball from Tim Bresnan. It was expected to see a specialist in London about his injury.

India has also expect that kind of Virender Sehwag in the fitness and form is He missed the first two tests, while recovering from shoulder surgery and should be the team this week and play matches Tour Northamptonshire.

It is not yet clear if Zaheer, who suffered a thigh injury during the test the Lord, after bowling only 13.3 overs and missed Trent Bridge, will be able to play at Edgbaston. Gambhir, however, should be back on top of the order.

India plays a match tour two days against Northamptonshire on August 5 and 6, before the third test from August 10 India trails 0-2 in the series of four matches.

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