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Zaheer Khan, who has missed the ongoing second test match at Sydney has also been ruled out of the entire series because of his heel injury. While Ishant Sharma has taken his place in the playing side, it is going to be Punjab’s Vikram Singh, better known as VRV Singh to be Zaheer’s replacement for the tour.
The team management has said that Zaheer will be flown back to India immediately and that Vikram Singh is expected to join the team on the 4th. VRV Singh has been in decent rhythm during the Ranji Trophy Championship. The 23-year-old VRV who is reckoned to be one of the fastest bowlers in India has also taken a hat-trick this season against Orissa.
Zaheer Khan’s services will be hugely missed by the Indians as he had done well in the first Test Match at Melbourne and also the last few Test Series at home and abroad. He had sustained this heel injury during the home series against Pakistan. He didn’t play the final Test at Bangalore because of the same injury. India are already without their new strike bowler Sreesanth, who is recovering from a shoulder injury through Ayurvedic treatment.