Prasidh Krishna ruled out of third ODI vs WI, CSK pacer named replacement

Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna will miss the third and final ODI against West Indies after suffering a hamstring injury during the second match in Guwahati on Wednesday, September 30.

Anshul Kamboj has been added to India's squad as his replacement.Prasidh picked up the injury while bowling in the second ODI and was able to bowl only five overs.

India won the match by eight wickets after chasing down West Indies' 405 for seven with 39 balls to spare.

Watch Sitanshu Kota on Shubman Gill’s 200 & Rohit Sharma’s stunning start Kamboj was part of the India A squad for the second four-day match against Australia A but left the game on the second day and has travelled to Chandigarh.

Praful Hinge has been named as his replacement in the India A side.Kamboj had taken three wickets in the first innings of the second four-day match between the two teams.The 24-year-old will compete with Mohammed Siraj for a place in India's playing XI for the third ODI.

Siraj is also part of the ODI squad but did not feature in either of the first two matches.Siraj is the most likely option to replace Prasidh in the XI.

However, if the team management also decides to leave Auqib Nabi Dar out after his first ODI appearance, Kamboj could get an opportunity.

India have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.The third ODI will be played in New Chandigarh on Saturday, October 3.Meanwhile, Washington Sundar has been withdrawn from India’s T20I squad for the series against the West Indies as the team shifts focus to the upcoming away Test series against New Zealand.

Naman Dhir has been named as his replacement in the T20I squad.Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines “The Senior Selection Committee, in consultation with the team management, has decided to withdraw Washington Sundar from India’s squad for the T20I series against the West Indies.

The decision has been taken in view of the upcoming Test series against New Zealand.

With the Ranji Trophy season commencing on October 11, Washington will get an opportunity to play red-ball cricket for his state team and prepare for the Test series,” said a BCCI press release.India’s updated ODI squad: Shubman Gill [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul [VC, WK], Dhruv Jurel [WK], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj, Auqib Nabi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Naman Dhir, Anshul KambojIndia’s updated T20I squad: Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan [WK], Sanju Samson [WK], Tilak Varma [VC], Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Naman Dhir.