The Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav was seen going off the field after suffering a calf muscle injury during Day 3 of the ongoing Boxing-day Test against Australia in Melbourne on Monday and has been taken for scans. Umesh was in the middle of a fine spell when he was in some serious pain in his left leg and called for immediate medical attention.

Umesh Yadav was seen limping back to the dressing room. In a press release regarding the same, BCCI wrote: “Umesh Yadav complained of pain in his calf while bowling his 4th over and was assessed by the BCCI medical team. He is being taken for scans now”.

Umesh Yadav complained of pain in his calf while bowling his 4th over and was assessed by the BCCI medical team. He is being taken for scans now. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/SpBWAOEu1x

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 28, 2020

Umesh had managed to get the wicket of the Australian opener Joe Burns on a peach of a delivery in only his second over earlier.

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The Indian fast bowler, Mohammed Siraj, who made his debut in the Boxing-day Test completed what was the eighth over of the innings. India is already missing the services of seasoned pacers Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma and the latest injury would add to the visiting team’s problems in the four-match Test series.

Despite the fact that there is no confirmed information on Umesh’s injury, India’s decision to play five bowlers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground has been helping their cause as Ravindra Jadeja has scalped a couple of wickets in the second innings. 

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Having bowled out Australia for 195 in their first innings, India put up 326 for a substantial lead of 131 runs. India trail the series 0-1 after their loss in the opener in Adelaide. Currently, Australia is having a lead of just a couple of runs at the end of Day 3 of the Test.