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Abhishek Sharma in ache after twisting his ankle.© X/@CrazyCricDeep
India opener Abhishek Sharma confronted an damage scare forward of the second T20I in opposition to England as he twisted his ankle throughout the catching drill at nets in Chennai on Friday. Subsequently, Abhishek was checked by workforce physiotherapist on the sector earlier than retreating to the dressing room to offer relaxation to his ankle. He was seen barely limping whereas strolling again to the pavilion and didn’t bat at nets both. The 24-year-old spent greater than half an hour with the physio within the dressing room.
Abhishek made a quickfire 79 within the first match in Kolkata the place India scored a facile seven-wicket victory. If Abhishek has to take a seat out of the match on Saturday in Chennai, India have the choices of fielding Washington Sundar or Dhruv Jurel within the eleven.
In that occasion, Tilak Varma can transfer up the order to open with Sanju Samson. India are main the five-match sequence 1-0 after successful the primary match in Kolkata by seven wickets.
In the meantime, India spinner Varun Chakravarthy on Friday equated the requirements of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to IPL, and stated cricketers ought to prove extra within the home event to enhance their enjoying smarts within the T20 format.
Chakravarthy performed an important position in India’s seven-wicket conquer England within the first T20I at Kolkata on Wednesday, choosing up three wickets.
His phrases additionally resonated with the imaginative and prescient of India head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar on inserting emphasis on home cricket.
A number of star cricketers corresponding to India skipper Rohit Sharma and mercurial wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant appeared for his or her respective home groups within the penultimate spherical of the Ranji Trophy.
“The level of domestic cricket is extremely high. I would say almost on par with IPL and the other international matches we play. So, I would suggest everyone to play the Syed Mushtaq Ali because we play on small grounds. It is very challenging,” Chakravarthy said during the pre-match press conference.
“I discover it very robust enjoying SMAT. It has positively helped me to get higher, be extra instinctive, be on my toes and assume accurately on the proper second,” he added.
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