Shami, Hooda ruled out of series vs South Africa; Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer announced as replacements

Mumbai, Sep 28 : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday brought in pace bowler Umesh Yadav, batter Shreyas Iyer and all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed as replacements for Mohammad Shami and Deepak Hooda, who will miss the three-match T20I series against South Africa beginning in Thiruvananthapuram later today.

The BCCI in a statement revealed that both Hooda and Shami will miss the three matches against the visitors led by Temba Bavuma.

Hooda has been ruled out with a back injury, while Shami is yet to recover from COVID-19.Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also reported to the National Cricket Acamdey (NCA) for rehabilitation."Mohd.

Shami is yet to attain full recovery from COVID-19 and will not be able to take part in the three-match T20I series.The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Umesh Yadav as Shamis replacement and Shreyas Iyer as a replacement for Hooda.

Shahbaz Ahmed has also been added to the T20I squad," said BCCI in a statement.India squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R.Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed.akm/ #Shami #Hooda #ruled #Africa #Umesh #Yadav #Mumbai #Cricket #BCCI #ICC #IPL #Sports #Dinesh #Karthik #Thiruvananthapuram #Mumbai #Covid-19.