The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced the choice so as to add pacer Avesh Khan to India’s squad for the second Take a look at in opposition to South Africa as a substitute for Mohammed Shami who stays unavailable attributable to an harm. Shami was picked for the tour of South Africa however could not show his health in time for the beginning of the sequence. Shami missed the primary Take a look at in Centurion because the BCCI waited for him to regain full health. However, he was dominated out of the second Take a look at too, prompting the board to call Avesh as his substitute.

The BCCI, in a launch, mentioned: “The Males’s Choice Committee has named Mr Avesh Khan as a substitute for Mr Mohd. Shami for the second Take a look at in opposition to South Africa to be performed from Third-Seventh January 2024 in Cape City.”

Avesh has thus far claimed 149 wickets in 38 first-class video games at 22.65. He was part of the Indian workforce that defeated South Africa within the three-match ODI sequence in opposition to South Africa earlier than the Take a look at sequence started.

At current, Avesh is with the India A facet on their four-day tour match in opposition to South Africa A at Benoni, the place he returned 23.3-5-54-5 to assist bowl out the hosts for 263 within the first innings.

Avesh’s addition provides the Indian tempo bowling unit a lift after the bowlers struggled to impose themselves within the Centurion Take a look at. India skipper Rohit Sharma even referred to as out the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishan and Shardul Thakur for his or her lacklusture efficiency, saying the trio wants to assist Jasprit Bumrah.

“This was not a 400-run wicket and we gave too many runs. We sprayed the ball throughout, nevertheless it occurs. One cannot depend upon one specific bowler (Bumrah), the opposite three pacers additionally wanted to carry out their roles, we might study from how South Africa bowled,” Rohit mentioned after the match.

Rohit admitted that though there wasn’t lack of effort however Bumrah could not alone hold the stress on hosts’ batters.

“Bumrah bowled effectively and everyone knows his high quality. All he wished was a little bit of help which he did not get. That occurs. All three tried exhausting, bending their backs however did not occur the best way we wished to. However video games like these teaches you numerous as to what you need to do as a bowling unit,” the skipper noticed.

India’s squad for 2nd Take a look at:India’s squad for Checks: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Avesh Khan