A player was released from the Indian Test team, BCCI said- go play Ranji
Fast bowler Mukesh Kumar has been cut by the BCCI from the Indian Test team. He had travelled to Rajkot with the team for the third Test match but was replaced in the starting eleven by Mohammad Siraj.
A member of Team India who was benched during the third Test of the series between India and England in Rajkot has been released by BCCI and invited to participate in the Ranji Trophy. This player, Mukesh Kumar, participated in the Visakhapatnam Test matchup with England. Now that the workload has been managed, Mohammad Siraj has been reinstated by allowing him to miss the second exam. Bengal's fast bowler Mukesh Kumar will now be seen competing in the Ranji Trophy for the team.
Before today, February 15, the third Test match between India and Pakistan began in Rajkot, Mukesh Kumar was part of the squad; however, he was replaced in the starting eleven by Mohammad Siraj. In addition, Mukesh Kumar was dismissed by BCCI from the Test team. He will now compete to win the Bengals' trophy. The Bengals' next game is scheduled for February 16th. He will be available before India's fourth Test in this scenario, allowing him to rejoin the team.
With only three Test matches played for India thus far, fast bowler Mukesh Kumar has already claimed seven wickets. He bowled very little overs during the Test in Visakhapatnam. Just 12 overs were required of him by captain Rohit Sharma. He got only one wicket, while Bumrah won the title of Player of the Match by taking 9 wickets.
Talking about the third Test being played between India and England in Rajkot, India won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 93 runs at the loss of three wickets till the lunch break. Captain Rohit Sharma is playing with 52 runs and Ravindra Jadeja is playing with 24 runs. Whereas, Yashasvi Jaiswal has returned to the pavilion after scoring 10 runs, Shubhman Gill 0 and Rajat Patidar 5 runs. For England, Mark Wood took two wickets and Tom Hartley took one wicket.
