Ranchi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India's senior selection committee on Friday in a press release announced that left-arm spinner Mr Shahbaz Nadeem has been included in the Indian squad for the third and last Test match of ongoing three-match Test series against South Africa.
According to the report, Nadeem was picked after chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav complained of left shoulder pain to the management.
Shahbaz Nadeem made his First-class debut for Jharkhand against Kerala in 2004. So far, he has played 110 First-class cricket and bagged 424 wickets.
Nadeem came under the radar of cricket enthusiast after he took 51 wickets in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy. Nadeem is also only the sixth bowler to claim fifty or more wickets in a Ranji season.
Nadeem's best performance came against Kerala when he picked up 7 for 64 to stud Jharkhand's big win in Malappuram.
Virat Kohli-led Team India have taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the ongoing three-match series against Faf du Plessis-led outfit.
India’s squad for 3rd Test: Virat Kohli (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shahbaz Nadeem
