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Navdeep Saini Ruled Out India A vs New Zealand A ODI Series: Indian player Navdeep Saini has been out of the India A team due to injury. He was to play in the unofficial ODI series against New Zealand A. Navdeep got injured during the second semi-final match of the Duleep Trophy. He is part of the North Zone team. Rishi Dhawan has been included in the India A team in place of Navdeep.
The BCCI gave information about Saini’s injury through a tweet. The board wrote on its official website, “Navdeep Saini has been injured during the second semi-final match of the Duleep Trophy being played between North Zone and South Zone. They have been ruled out of the current tournament as well as the upcoming three-match ODI series between India A and New Zealand A. The selection committee has included Rishi Dhawan in the team instead of Navdeep.
Significantly, Navdeep Saini has been a great bowler. He has played two Tests, 8 ODIs and 11 T20 International matches for Team India. During this Navdeep took 6 wickets in ODIs, 4 in Tests and 13 wickets in T20 format. He has also played 30 matches in the Indian Premier League. He has also done well in the Duleep Trophy.
India A team Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Sanju Samson (c), KS Bharat (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Shabaz Ahmed, Rahul Chahar, Tilak Verma, Kuldeep Sen, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Rishi Dhawan , Raj Angad Bawa.
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