Ishan Kishan Withdraws from Test Team; BCCI Reveals Replacement !!

After the end of the ODI series, the Indian team has to play a 2-match Test series with South Africa. BCCI had already announced the team for this. But, big news has come out that wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan has withdrawn his name from the Test squad. Not only this, the board has also immediately announced his replacement. But now cricket fans want to know the reason why Ishaan has withdrawn his name from the Test series.

Indian cricket team’s wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan has withdrawn his name from the upcoming South Africa Test series. Giving this information, BCCI said, citing personal reasons, Ishan Kishan has requested BCCI to release him from the upcoming Test series against South Africa. After this, the board removed the wicketkeeper from the Test team. However, it is not yet known what is the personal reason behind this break of Ishaan.

Replacement Announced

🚨 UPDATE 🚨: Ishan Kishan withdrawn from #TeamIndia’s Test squad. KS Bharat named as replacement. #SAvIND

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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 17, 2023

As a replacement for Ishan Kishan, the men’s selection committee has included KS Bharat in the squad. KS Bharat has played 5 Test matches for India, in which he has scored 129 runs at an average of 18.42. As a wicketkeeper, he has taken 12 catches and has taken 1 catch. Let us tell you, earlier BCCI had given an update that fast bowler Mohammed Shami will not be a part of the first test and Shreyas Iyer will join Team India in that match.

Team India for the Test:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah. (Vice-Captain), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (Wicketkeeper).