Avesh Khan has replaced Mohammed Shami in India’s squad ahead of the second Test against South Africa in Capetown.
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The BCCI drafted pace bowler Avesh Khan into India’s squad before the second Test against South Africa at Newlands Capetown to replace the injured Mohammed Shami, who is ruled out of the series due to an ankle injury.
Avesh was part of India’s 2-1 ODI series win in the lead-up to the Test series. He picked 4-27 in the curtain-raiser game to set the tone for the remaining clashes. He has 149 first-class scalps at an impressive average of 22.65 with a career-best figures of 7-24 in an innings.
The development came a day after India were trounced by an innings and 32 runs in the first match against South Africa. India’s bowlers looked rusty despite the lively Centurion deck on offer. Prasidh Krishna, playing his first Test, conceded 1-93 off his 20 overs, while Shardul Thakur leaked 1-101 off his 19.
India’s squad for 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Avesh Khan
