Bishnoi set to replace injured Varun in Zimbabwe tour
Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi has been called up to replace the injured Varun Chakaravarthy in India's T20I squad for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour. Additionally, pace-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana has been ruled out due to injury and will also miss the England ODI series.
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Mumbai: Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi is set to replace the injured Varun Chakaravarthy in India’s squad for the T20I series against Zimbabwe, beginning on July 23.
Varun, who played IPL 2026 despite a toe injury, had been declared fit by the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) ahead of the T20I series in England. However, he suffered a hamstring injury before the fourth T20I and has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe tour.
The selection committee, in consultation with head coach Gautam Gambhir and CoE chief V.V.S. Laxman, who will oversee the side in Zimbabwe, has opted to recall Bishnoi after he was left out of the original squad.
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