Avesh to join second Test squad to replace Shami

Uncapped fast bowler Avesh Khan has been added to India's squad for the second Test against South Africa, a day after they were handed an innings defeat inside three days in Centurion. The second and last Test will begin on January 3 in Cape Town.

Avesh comes in as a substitution for Mohammed Shami who is feeling the loss of the Test series in view of a lower leg injury.

Avesh is now in South Africa, remaining back to address the India A side in the wake of playing the three ODIs recently. He is at present playing the second four-day game in Benoni, where he took a five-for on the third day.

Until that game, Avesh had played 38 top of the line games for 149 wickets, averaging 22.65, with seven five-wicket pulls. He was likewise the main wicket-taker for Madhya Pradesh in the last Ranji Prize season with 38 scalps from eight games.

India docked two WTC focuses for delayed over rate in Centurion

India have been punished two World Test Title [WTC] focuses for keeping a delayed over rate in the Centurion Test. They have likewise been fined 10% of their match expenses. India will, subsequently, slip from fifth to 6th put on the WTC focuses table.

India were viewed as two overs shy of the objective after time recompenses were thought about. Players are fined 5% of their match expense and a group is docked one point each for each over they are short.