N Jagadeesan is in fray to replace the injured Rishabh Pant for the remainder of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. The right-handed keeper batter from Tamil Nadu is almost certain to be added to the squad. An announcement is expected soon.
INDIA'S TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025
Jagadeesan set to come in as replacement for injured Pant
Jagadeesan could come in for Pant. © BCCI/IPL
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the national selectors and the touring team management were looking for a suitable replacement for Pant who has been ruled out of the series due to a fracture in his right toe. Pant sustained the injury on Day 1 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester while batting.
Finally, they identified the 29-year-old Jagadeesan, who is expected join the squad ahead of the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The selectors and the team management were looking at Ishan Kishan as a potential option and it later emerged that the 27-year-old keeper from Jharkhand is not available.
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