Navdeep Saini ruled out of Duleep Trophy and New Zealand A ODI series due to back injury. The remaining matches and the upcoming three-match ODI series between India A and New Zealand A have been ruled out.

He was injuring on the first day of the semi-finals:-

The pacer suffered an injury on the first day of the Duleep Trophy semi-final between North Zone and South Zone in Salem.

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This resulting in the South Zone giant being banning for bowling only 11.2 overs during the first innings, with 172.5 overs.

A groin injury has ruled Navdeep Saini out of the remainder of the Duleep Trophy and the upcoming series against New Zealand A 👇https://t.co/JtrFZ1jlei

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) September 18, 2022

Rishi Dhawan is included in India A team:-

Navdeep Saini Back Injury: Saini will now undergo rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Rishi Dhawan has been included in the India A team in place of Saini.

Saini was recently in the race to win Kent’s trophy in the Royal London One-Day Cup, playing five matches and taking five wickets at 58.00.

He had a more productive time during his two County Championship appearances for Kent, taking 11 wickets at 23.81, including a match-winning debut five-wicket haul against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

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India A squad for New Zealand A ODIs:–

1. Prithvi Shaw, 2. Abhimanyu Easwaran, 3. Ruturaj Gaikwad, 4. Rahul Tripathi, 5. Rajat Patidar, 6. Sanju Samson (c), 7. KS Bharat (wk), 8. Kuldeep Yadav, 9. Shahbaz Ahmed, 10. Rahul Chahar, 11. Tilak Verma, 12. Kuldeep Sen, 13. Shardul Thakur, 14. Umran Malik, 15. Rishi Dhawan, 16. Raj Bawa.