Source - Hindustan Times

India were dealt a double blow on Saturday after pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20 series against Australia while Ajinkya Rahane failed to recover from an injury, forcing the BCCI to name Gurkeerat Singh Mann as cover for the in-form batsman.

Himachal Pradesh all-rounder Rishi Dhawan has been named as replacement for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is likely to be out for at least three weeks.

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The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Gurkeerat Singh Mann in the India T20I team as a cover up for injured Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane split his webbing on his right hand while fielding in the fourth ODI at Canberra.

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 - BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said in a statement.

“Meanwhile, the BCCI medical team has confirmed that Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out of India’s tour of Australia after he fractured his left-hand thumb. All-rounder Rishi Dhawan has been included in the T20I team as Bhuvneshwar’s replacement,” he added in the statement.

The seamer is unlikely to feature in the series against Sri Lanka, which follows the Australian tour.

The 25-year-old all-rounder Mann plays for Punjab in the domestic circuit.