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Sa fa az
Kha
likely
eplaces
i ju ed
Sai
Sudha sa
fo
Test
se ies. -
Sudha sa
is
ecove i g;
ot
expected
fit
fo
the
se ies. -
Sa fa az
Kha ‘s
last
Test
appea a ce
fo
I dia
was
i
2024.
Sa fa az
Kha
IND
vs
SL
Tests
I dia
batsma
Sa fa az
Kha
could
be
ha ded
a
Test
comeback
afte
Sai
Sudha sa
suffe ed
a
i ju y
that
is
likely
to
keep
him
out
of
the
upcomi g
two-match
se ies
agai st
S i
La ka,
acco di g
to
a
epo t.
The
I dia
team
is
p epa i g
fo
the
fi st
Test
i
Galle,
scheduled
to
begi
o
August
15,
but
Sudha sa & squo;s
fit ess
has
appa e tly
eme ged
as
a
co ce
ahead
of
the
se ies.
With
the
left-ha ded
batsma
u likely
to
ecove
i
time,
Sa fa az
has
eme ged
as
the
leadi g
ca didate
to
fill
the
vaca t
spot.& bsp;
Sa fa az
Eyes
Retu
Afte
Lo g
Test
Abse ce
Sa fa az
Kha
could
ow
get
a othe
oppo tu ity
at
the
highest
level.
The
Mumbai
batsma
has
ot
featu ed
i
a
Test
fo
I dia
si ce
the
th ee-match
home
se ies
agai st
New
Zeala d
i
2024.
A
ANI
epo t
quoted
a
a o ymous
BCCI
sou ce
stati g
the
followi g:
“Sa fa az
Kha
is
likely
to
eplace
i ju ed
Sai
Sudha sa
i
the
upcomi g
Test
se ies
agai st
S i
La ka,”
Read
Mo e:
‘Tell
Rohit
Sha ma
He& squo;ll
Play
2027
Wo ld
Cup& squo;:
Ex-I dia
Sta
Dema ds
Cla ity
Ove
Vete a ‘s
Role
His
last
Test
appea a ce
came
du i g
a
difficult
se ies
fo
I dia,
who
suffe ed
a
3-0
defeat
agai st
the
visiti g
New
Zeala d
side.
Sa fa az
will
the efo e
be
hopi g
a
ecall
ca
p ovide
him
with
a
oppo tu ity
to
evive
his
i te atio al
ca ee .
With
Sudha sa & squo;s
availability
i c easi gly
doubtful,
the
pote tial
etu
of
Sa fa az
adds
a othe
laye
of
i t igue
to
I dia& squo;s
squad
selectio
ahead
of
the
S i
La ka
se ies.
The
fi al
decisio
f om
the
BCCI
will
dete mi e
whethe
the
batsma
gets
a othe
cha ce
to
make
his
ma k
i
Test
c icket.
Sudha sa
Races
Agai st
Time
Fo
Galle
Test
Sai
Sudha sa
has
bee
wo ki g
o
his
ecove y
at
the
Ce t e
of
Excelle ce
(COE)
i
Be galu u.
The
batsma
has
epo tedly
esumed
batti g
a d
fieldi g
exe cises
as
pa t
of
his
ehabilitatio
p og amme.
Despite
maki g
p og ess,
howeve ,
Sudha sa
is
ot
expected
to
each
full
fit ess
befo e
the
ope i g
Test.
His
abse ce
would
be
a
setback
fo
I dia,
pa ticula ly
with
the
team
looki g
to
build
mome tum
i
the
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
cycle.
