Kohli, Ojha to replace Yuvraj, Harbhajan in England
Yahoo! Cricket - India have called up middle-order batsman Virat Kohli and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha as reinforcements for their depleted side that is currently touring England.
Kohli and Ojha will come in as replacements for Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh respectively. Yuvraj has been ruled out for four weeks after he fractured his left index finger from being struck by a Tim Bresnan bouncer in the Trent Bridge Test. Meanwhile the woefully out of form Harbhajan Singh will be out of action for a couple of weeks due to a lower abdominal strain.
The Indian team has been struck with a spate of injuries. Opener Virender Sehwag missed the first two Tests following shoulder surgery and has just joined the team in England. His partner Gautam Gambhir came back into the side after missing the Caribbean tour due to a shoulder injury but was struck on the elbow by a Matt Prior sweepshot in the first Test which kept him out of the Trent Bridge Test. He has been declared fit for the third Test. An ankle injury kept pace attack spearhead Zaheer Khan out of the West Indies tour and on the first day of the first Test in England, he sustained a hamstring strain which left India with just 3 bowlers. There is no word on whether he will be fit in time for the third Test.
India will play a two-day tour match against Northamptonshire on August 5th and 6th ahead of the third Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham which starts on August 10th.
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