Rohit Sharma ruled out of Upcoming Test Series

Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the three-Test away series against South Africa because of an injury. Priyank Panchal, who led India A during the just-concluded three-match series, has replaced the opener. There is no immediate decision on who will be the vice-captain.

It has come to light that Rohit, who was practising at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai for the last one week, suffered an injury during one of those practice sessions. It is still not clear if he will be available for the three-match ODI series, for which he was named captain but it can be confirmed that the injury is quite serious in nature.

Panchal, the opening batter from Gujarat, scored 120 runs for India A at an average of 40 in three innings with a high score of 96. He has featured in 100 first-class matches and has scored 7011 runs at an average of 45.52 and has got 24 centuries to his name.