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Samson hurt his left knee while attempting to field a ball near the boundary ropes during the first T20I at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
”He was taken for scans and a specialist opinion this afternoon in Mumbai by the BCCI medical team and has been advised rest and rehabilitation,” the apex cricket body said in a statement.
”The all-India senior selection committee has named Jitesh Sharma as replacement for Sanju Samson.” Sharma was picked on the basis of his impressive performances for Punjab Kings in the IPL.
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