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    "title": "Sarfaraz Khan Replaces Injured Sai Sudharsan in India\u2019s Test Squad for Sri Lanka Series",
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    "excerpt": "Sarfaraz Khan has replaced injured Sai Sudharsan in India\u2019s squad for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Right-handed batter <strong>Sarfaraz Khan<\/strong> has been named as a replacement for injured left-handed batter B Sai Sudharsan in India&rsquo;s squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of the Test series against Sri Lanka. The left-handed batter, who has been at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru, has made significant progress in his recovery from the right toe stress reaction and is recovering well. The BCCI Medical Team is closely monitoring his progress,&quot; the BCCI said in its official statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sarfaraz, who&rsquo;s adept at handling pacers and spinners, will join Team India in Colombo before the squad travels to Galle for the opening Test, starting on August 15. In six Tests, Sarfaraz has scored 371 runs at an average of 37.1 and highest score of 150.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He was in India&#39;s squad for the 2024\/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, but did not feature in any of the five games. Sarfaraz was also part of the India A team during the England tour but wasn&rsquo;t included in the main Test squad for the five-series trip in June-July 2025.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sarfaraz, who&rsquo;s adept at handling pacers and spinners, will join Team India in Colombo before the squad travels to Galle for the opening Test, starting on August 15. In six Tests, Sarfaraz has scored 371 runs at an average of 37.1 and highest score of 150.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\r\n<p>Updated India Squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal, Saransh Jain, Auqib Nabi, Sarfaraz Khan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>\r\n",
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