India’s regular captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the second Test against Bangladesh as well after he failed to recover in time from the finger injury he had incurred earlier this month. Hence, KL Rahul will remain the captain of the Indian side in his stead and will aim to lead the side to a series whitewash after the tourists beat Bangladesh by 188 runs in the opening Test match in Chattogram.Rohit will remain unavailable for the second Test as well, which will begin on December 22 in Mirpur. Rohit had incurred an injury on his thumb during the second ODI match against Bangladesh earlier this month after which he was ruled out of the third game and the opening Test match.Rohit was expected to join the team in Mirpur, but he hasn’t recovered fully from the injury. According the report, with India having important matches ahead, BCCI and the selection committee have decided not to take any risk. It further added that the 35-year-old is able to bat through, but the medical team remain concerned about the injury while fielding. Rohit hence will aim to be available for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka staring January 3 where India will be playing three T20Is and as many ODIs

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