Wriddhiman Saha is set to miss at least a part of India’s Test series against England due to a nagging thumb injury, ESPNCricinfo reported.
Saha, who hurt his left thumb while playing for Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, had earlier missed India’s one-off Test against Afghanistan. Dinesh Karthik, who had replaced Saha against Afghanistan, is likely to retain his place.
Karthik is currently part of India’s limited-overs squad in England. In case Saha does go onto miss all Tests, Parthiv Patel will be brought in as back-up to Karthik.
Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay will feature in the India A squad which will take on England Lions. Some of the Test specialists expected to play in the series, have already begun arriving in England ahead of the first Test which will commence at Edgbaston from August 1.