(REUTERS)-Opener Gautam Gambhir and paceman Ishant Sharma will miss the second Test against Australia because of knee injuries, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan said yesterday. In a statement Srinivasan said the pair would be replaced by left-handed opener Abhinav Mukund and pace bowler Jaydev Unadkat.
Sharma played a key role in India’s thrilling one-wicket victory in the first Test yesterday, sharing a vital 81-run ninth wicket partnership with Vangipurappu Laxman.
The second and final Test begins in Bangalore on Saturday.