Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of NZ tour; Sanju Samson named replacement for T20s, Prithvi for ODIs
New Delhi, Jan 21: Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson and talented opener Prithvi Shaw replaced injured India opener Shikhar Dhawan for the upcoming T20 and ODI series against New Zealand respectively.
Dhawan dislocated his shoulder while fielding in the third ODI against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Shaw returns to the senior team after a gap of one year following an ankle injury and an eight-month doping ban. Samson, who played in the T20 series against Sri Lanka earlier this month, was back as a reserve opener cum keeper.
"An MRI of his shoulder was conducted, and the results have confirmed a grade II injury of his acromio-clavicular joint. His hand will be in a sling and he has been advised rest for some time. He will start his active rehab management in the first week of February at the National Cricket Academy," BCCI media release stated.
The first T20 of the five-match series in New Zealand will be played in Auckland on Friday.
India's T20I squad: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur
India's ODI squad: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Kedar Jadhav.
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Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely resigns from post, opposes alliance with AAP
New Delhi: Head of the Delhi unit of the Congress party Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned from the post on Sunday morning, taking objection to the party leaders forming an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Singh, in his resignation letter submitted to All India Congress Committee (AICC) National President Mallikarjun Kharge, has said that the Delhi unit was against forming an alliance with the AAP, which was formed with the sole intent of leveling false, fabricated and corruption charges against the Congress.
In spite of this, the Congress leaders had decided to form an alliance with the AAP in Delhi, he added.
Singh had quit the Congress in 2017 and joined the BJP, but returned to the Congress within four months.
He was appointed as the president of the Delhi unit of the Congress in 2023, in place of Anil Chaudary.
