Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has recently opened up on Team India’s current injury scare. He said that they won’t be too worried over the injury situation as they prepare for the five-match Test series against England. He also pointed out that India faced a similar situation during the Test series against Australia last year but they emerged as winners as their bench strength stepped up as well.
Meanwhile, the BCCI on Monday has confirmed that Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw will join the team in England as injury replacements for the Test series as well. Moreover, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are also reportedly facing some injuries also. While speaking on his YouTube channel, Inzamam-ul-Haq stated that while the team are facing some injury issues, they have enough strength to put up a good show in England as well.
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The former batsman said: “Team India are facing some injury issues in England. Washington Sundar and Shubman Gill are unfit. Virat Kohli has a stiff back but he is trying his best to be fit for the first Test. Ajinkya Rahane also has a hamstring issue. The good thing though is that India have excellent bench strength so they should not face that much difficulty even if some of their key players are injured.”
Meanwhile, Inzamam-ul-Haq credited the veteran India batsman Rahul Dravid for building Team India’s bench strength. However, Dravid is currently coaching the Indian team in Sri Lanka.
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He further added: “Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw, who were doing well in Sri Lanka, will now fly to England. I don’t think Team India will be too worried though over injuries. They faced a similar situation in Australia as well but they did not panic at all. The youngsters rose to the occasion and displayed great maturity as if they had been playing for many years. So bench strength really matters a lot. They can pull you out of trouble and I give a lot of credit to Rahul Dravid for the same. In Sri Lanka as well, India won the ODIs and are 1-0 up in the T20Is as well.”
The five-match Test series between India and England are all set to take place from August 4 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham as well.
