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The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Kuldeep Yadav to India’s squad for the third and final ODI against Bangladesh due to several injuries in India side.

In the second ODI, India captain Rohit Sharma was hit on the thumb while fielding in the second over.

The BCCI Medical Team evaluated him, and he underwent scans at a local Dhaka hospital. He has flown to Mumbai for medical advice and will miss the final ODI. His availability for the upcoming Test series will be determined later.

After the first ODI, fast bowler Kuldeep Sen complained of back stiffness. The BCCI Medical Team examined him and advised him to sit out the second ODI. Kuldeep has a stress injury and will miss the rest of the series.

Deepak Chahar, another fast bowler, suffered a left hamstring strain during the second ODI and is also out of the series.

Kuldeep and Deepak will now both report to the NCA for further treatment of their injuries.

India's squad for 3rd ODI against Bangladesh: KL Rahul (C) (WK), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Kuldeep Yadav.